MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	126% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 275 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 779 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.5% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 37.2 32% 35.7 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 35.9 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 317 318 317 307 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 388 SusWrite 324 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.7 224% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 136 138 135 132 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 374 Write 137 Mixed 170 SusWrite 186 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 28.3 124% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 167 122% 158 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 873GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 185 184 182 182 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 171 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 181 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 296GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 67 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 76.5 Write 77.3 Mixed 56 SusWrite 67.4 51% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.1 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 31.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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