MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 23:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 698 72% 579 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 91.7 63% 77.7 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 81.3 59% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 215 Write 144 Mixed 197 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 38.3 153% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 115 92% 127 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 264GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 477 470 476 465 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 459 Mixed 368 SusWrite 429 94% 415 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.4 154% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 347 258% 342 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 534GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 181 183 179 180 180 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 129 Write 105 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 179 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Portable 1TB 1,255 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 70GB free, PID 2300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 39.5 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 42 45% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB 2,085 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 51%

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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	323x
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