MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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.
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.

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	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 23:22
Run Duration	82 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 541 72% 542 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 122 Parallax 137 106% 129 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 123 Splatting 98.6 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$45 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,160 Write 9,177 Mixed 9,077 2,044% 9,138 MB/s	4K Read 702 4K Write 383 4K Mixed 468 1,866% 518 MB/s	DQ Read 2,081 DQ Write 1795 DQ Mixed 1,867 1,419% 1,914 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2800C16-8GRR 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CD F4-2800C16-8GRR 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 33.6 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 76%

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,704x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	373x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	126x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	65x

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