MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	195% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '16 at 01:30
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 590 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.1 37% 42.2 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 34.3 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,690 Write 613 Mixed 910 234% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 52.9 234% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 181 203% 356 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 213%
G.skill FM-25S3-240GPF 240GB 294 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 37GB free Firmware: SAFM01.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 974 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (11) Unknown 100 100 66 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 679 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131080 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 627 (F1) Unknown 100 100 547	106% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 508 Mixed 517 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 16.1 136% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 15.7 104% 240 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 415GB free Firmware: 0002DEM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 75 14554954 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5391 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 10 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 4457451662 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 10730 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3520 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 11282 (BC) Unknown 100 1 5377381106921 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 42 120696602650 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 314 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 37 37 127920 (C2) HDA temperature 26 58 21474836506 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 44 36 14554954 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 4 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 4 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 81767587388672 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2349057794 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3445081374 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	44.2% Average	Read 75.7 Write 78.1 Mixed 73.6 57% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.46 94% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 313 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 30.6 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.9 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 107%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,683x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	367x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $690

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16