MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.7% 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	93% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '16 at 19:17
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 592 79% 592 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E349) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.0.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 77.6 50% 68 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 57 Splatting 73.4 54% 65.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 52GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 7588595 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 -22239340651494 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 249 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 148 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 32 44 107377066016 (C2) HDA temperature 32 44 107377066016 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7588595 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7588595 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7588595 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1129 (EA) Unknown 0 0 849 (F1) Unknown 0 0 849 (F2) Unknown 0 0 833	69.7% Good	Read 480 Write 185 Mixed 210 64% 292 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 19.5 121% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 13.7 28% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 87%
Zotac SATA SSD 120GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 38 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 22 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 51 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 144	93% Outstanding	Read 531 Write 485 Mixed 426 107% 481 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 14.7 118% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 14.7 60% 130 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 902GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 174 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 367 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1033 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 333 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 230 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 136 (C2) HDA temperature 110 96 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80.3% Excellent	Read 145 Write 135 Mixed 109 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.35 122% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3200 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 35.9 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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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	1,675x
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 $40Bench 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 $40	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