MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58% 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	100% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 11:54
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 715 72% 582 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 67.6 59% 71.8 fps	MRender 79.7 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 58.5 55% 68.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256S3C 256GB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 192 165 167 168 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 477 Mixed 416 SusWrite 178 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 51.2 170% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 210 197% 306 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 186GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 135 136 136 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 130 Write 134 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 135 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 241GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 81.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 82.8 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 13.3 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 57%

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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	1,679x
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	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16