MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '19 at 03:27
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 238 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 762 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 159 Parallax 149 128% 155 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 151 Splatting 120 108% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: AAHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 281 283 275 279 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1612 Write 326 Mixed 418 SusWrite 276 143% 658 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 51.7 202% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 415 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 291 241% 347 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 193%
Crucial BX500 120GB-$15 37,154 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 105GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 65 66 70 65 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 511 Write 455 Mixed 423 SusWrite 97.3 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 31.7 160% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 46.5 93% 182 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 168 171 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 125 Mixed 82 SusWrite 168 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 37GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 65 67 66 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 73.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 65.9 87% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 29.8 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	126x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	65x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $770

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16