MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 04:56
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 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)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 810 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D4) ≥ 4GB; GV-N2060AORUS X-6GC, GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 2060 Xtreme CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 99% 116 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 102 Splatting 82.8 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 623GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 440 450 456 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 466 Mixed 350 SusWrite 442 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 45.4 180% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 278 230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 464GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 467 466 479 486 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 496 Mixed 413 SusWrite 470 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 69.2 236% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 100 99 99 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 60 SusWrite 98.6 121% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 42%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 55GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 34 37 35 32 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 145 Write 58.3 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 37.4 86% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.3 144% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$154 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 113%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $76Bench 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