MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 17:15
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	28.1% Poor	Memory 43.3 1-Core 20.1 2-Core 44.9 24% 36.1 Pts	4-Core 75.1 8-Core 84.4 10% 79.8 Pts	64-Core 108 7% 108 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.3% Above average	Lighting 44 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 179 36% 96.2 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 160 Splatting 115 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 320 323 345 372 363 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 441 Write 399 Mixed 321 SusWrite 333 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 33.9 4K Mixed 22.7 70% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 91.5 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 150 99% 116 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 110%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 644GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 127 143 147 166 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 378 Write 290 Mixed 183 SusWrite 161 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 15.7 66% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 30.8 58% 116 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 78%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 164 171 171 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 158 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 169 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.2 Mixed 33 SusWrite 39.2 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 17.6 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.3 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 187 21% 187 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 104%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
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 $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 $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