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 below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	196% 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 01:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 184 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 472 48% 391 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 567 550 551 552 539 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,596 Write 1,409 Mixed 784 SusWrite 572 243% 1,090 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.9 184% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 858 660% 898 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 292GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 323 307 315 307 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 394 Write 383 Mixed 332 SusWrite 314 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 82.8 4K Mixed 35.2 134% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 321 227% 287 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 164 158 169 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 165 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 303% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 107%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 874GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 134 138 137 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 142 Write 129 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 136 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 21 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 106%

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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	1,684x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16