MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51% 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	81.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 00:26
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 232 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 556 59% 469 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2975) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 59.8 51% 64.1 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 59.7 52% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 233 151 131 150 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 468 Write 347 Mixed 128 SusWrite 166 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 34.8 127% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 193 174% 261 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 118GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 103 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 161 Write 133 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 105 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 112%
WD WD6402AAEX-00Z3A0 640GB 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 356GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 122 Write 105 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 92 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 19 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 17.1 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.2% 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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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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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 $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