MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.6% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '19 at 15:37
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 222 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 427 58% 433 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.6% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 104 Parallax 96.6 83% 101 fps	MRender 86.7 Gravity 90.2 Splatting 91 73% 89.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 200 183 187 173 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 423 Write 267 Mixed 303 SusWrite 194 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 34.5 133% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 179 165% 255 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 96GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 350 321 316 319 311 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 451 Mixed 384 SusWrite 334 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.9 199% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 337 253% 337 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 483GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 109 109 112 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 124 Write 114 Mixed 68 SusWrite 113 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 341GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 107 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 110 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 107 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 198% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,053 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.1% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 136%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,479 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
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 $92Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

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 $179	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