MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 01:44
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 670 66% 540 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	64.5% Good	Lighting 81.9 Reflection 86.5 Parallax 84 67% 84.1 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 68.7 60% 74.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 430 438 436 370 444 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 458 Mixed 402 SusWrite 420 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 39.7 157% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 292 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 787GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 130 129 123 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 94.5 Write 101 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 126 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 1TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 137 142 133 139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 200 Mixed 82 SusWrite 137 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 182% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB-$250 974 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2.5TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 210 208 205 215 207 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 120 Write 135 Mixed 61 SusWrite 210 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.1 138% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 120%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 923GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 138 141 142 141 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 108 Write 112 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 140 71% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83XN SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 178 178 177 180 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 194 Mixed 105 SusWrite 178 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 326% 3 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 80%

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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