MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	111% 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	13.1 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	Jul 30 '19 at 19:49
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 770 83% 660 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 113% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 109 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 341 395 387 377 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 402 Mixed 282 SusWrite 373 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 40.2 179% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 318 242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 49GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 192 198 197 192 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 218 Mixed 262 SusWrite 185 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 43.1 176% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 137 127% 200 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 135GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 396 459 489 491 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 493 Mixed 464 SusWrite 448 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.6 223% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$60 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 26.2 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 64.1 35% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.9% 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 (75^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 81 Write 42 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 56.7 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.6% 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 (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
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 $92Bench 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	64x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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