MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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.
Graphics	138% 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	126% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 02:11
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 782 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 203 Parallax 206 159% 202 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 194 Splatting 132 123% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 318 320 320 320 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 403 SusWrite 319 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.6 226% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 55GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 135 137 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 472 Write 128 Mixed 347 SusWrite 128 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.4 165% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 188 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 840GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 184 184 185 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 180 Mixed 109 SusWrite 184 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

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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	1,679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16