MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	107% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 21:27
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 770 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 755 47% 755 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 377 393 396 399 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 393 Mixed 294 SusWrite 387 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 40.1 177% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 312 239% 325 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 43GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 197 185 188 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 227 Mixed 246 SusWrite 189 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 44.2 174% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 148 136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 305GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 493 493 493 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 487 Mixed 457 SusWrite 481 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 64 218% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 77 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 61.2 Write 25.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 77 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 229GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 79 Write 44.5 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 56.5 41% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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 $295	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