MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	194% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 20:17
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 789 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 703 687 674 660 641 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,524 Write 1,049 Mixed 749 SusWrite 691 223% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 59.3 216% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 699 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 534 398% 536 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 220%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 186GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 242 244 244 244 244 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 462 Write 247 Mixed 173 SusWrite 243 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.9 130% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 58.8 107% 217 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 266GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 409 393 411 413 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 462 Mixed 361 SusWrite 406 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 67 225% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 221GB free Firmware: 0204 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 396 385 397 391 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 387 Write 381 Mixed 363 SusWrite 392 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 26.4 85% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 158 123% 169 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 301GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 181 182 182 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 162 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 180 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 252% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 195 196 198 198 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 156 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 194 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,474 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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