MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	99% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150921
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 648 68% 545 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 89.6 56% 73.7 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 79.8 56% 67.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 344 287 273 275 281 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 432 Mixed 376 SusWrite 314 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 50.5 169% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 155 125% 181 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 318GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 419 434 422 388 385 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 430 Mixed 425 SusWrite 410 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 52.5 173% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 297 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 207GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 86 85 86 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 76 Write 86.5 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 85.1 102% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.8 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 79%

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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