MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	94.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 21:34
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 760 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2783 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 153 Parallax 145 119% 148 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 143 Splatting 115 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 193 94 86 91 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 361 Write 376 Mixed 314 SusWrite 127 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.5 196% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 247 187% 252 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 124%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 222 307 317 313 310 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 317 Write 380 Mixed 272 SusWrite 279 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 39.4 141% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 134 111% 155 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 543GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 138 137 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 92 Write 59.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 133 57% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 145 147 145 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 97.5 Write 66.2 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 144 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 126 128 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 150 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 90%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 50,772 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 126 124 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 112 Write 89.5 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 124 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 29,525 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 31.3 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 120%

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Gaming 86%

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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	1,669x
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	358x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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