MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	16.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 18:16
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 85.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 530 70% 528 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.1% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 28.2 Parallax 33.2 28% 32.1 fps	MRender 33.7 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 32.6 27% 33.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 310 309 308 311 313 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 309 Mixed 316 SusWrite 309 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.9 171% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 241 209% 311 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 167 166 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 128 Write 126 Mixed 68 SusWrite 167 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 384GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 107 106 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 98.5 Mixed 83 SusWrite 106 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 76%
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB 13,068 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 157GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 56 Mixed 49 SusWrite 97.1 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905665-023.A00G 04CB 20GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 16384 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 73%

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $95Bench 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