MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	133% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 04:24
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 808 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.4% 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 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 174 Parallax 158 128% 163 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 163 Splatting 110 103% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 273 128 87 40 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1017 Write 378 Mixed 517 SusWrite 186 115% 524 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.2 181% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 510 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 485 389% 540 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 185%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 34GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 86 86 94 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 258 Write 123 Mixed 178 SusWrite 88 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 36.1 139% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 88.3 70% 97.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 3GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 499 Write 476 Mixed 393 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 120 119 123 124 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 119 Write 144 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 123 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 296% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 118%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 16GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 54 Write 52.5 Mixed 42 SusWrite 44.6 36% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 69%

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 @ 3060 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 30.5 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

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

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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 $242Bench 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