MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	119% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 17:09
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 763 81% 647 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 336A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 152 Parallax 142 123% 148 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 139 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 466 484 489 488 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 486 Mixed 376 SusWrite 460 103% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.5 176% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 267% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 787GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 155 157 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 153 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 155 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 106 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 198 Write 151 Mixed 87 SusWrite 106 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 29.7 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 32.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%

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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	1,677x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $762

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16