MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	58.4% 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	141% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '20 at 05:31
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing way below expectations (16^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 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.1% Average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 44.8 2-Core 73.3 45% 65.6 Pts	4-Core 108 8-Core 218 19% 163 Pts	64-Core 214 13% 214 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 136 38% 82.5 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 135 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 453 462 469 454 422 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,332 Write 705 Mixed 597 SusWrite 457 171% 773 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 43.4 151% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 394 268% 330 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 288GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 369 390 421 460 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 438 Mixed 320 SusWrite 401 87% 383 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 44.5 144% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 314 237% 317 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 349 355 386 407 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 380 Write 340 Mixed 223 SusWrite 367 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 58.8 4K Mixed 29.8 109% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 209 172% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 138 138 138 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 146 Write 131 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 136 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.3% Above average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 20.3 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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