MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	238% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 17:46
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 267 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 739 77% 616 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 228 Parallax 221 176% 222 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 207 Splatting 134 154% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 581 565 545 525 506 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,156 Write 714 Mixed 674 SusWrite 560 225% 1026 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 68.3 244% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,155 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 885 677% 928 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 102GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 405 410 423 423 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 434 Mixed 338 SusWrite 414 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.1 170% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 173 176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 119GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 252 252 257 282 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 483 Write 213 Mixed 268 SusWrite 257 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 23.3 97% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 122 106% 163 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 76%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 72GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 403 408 420 420 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 380 SusWrite 412 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64.7 217% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.1 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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