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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '20 at 03:23
Run Duration	83 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 87.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 456 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83% 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 (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 113 Parallax 114 102% 117 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 112 Splatting 87 94% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99% 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 7,300 Write 6,245 Mixed 6,617 1,498% 6,721 MB/s	4K Read 630 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 361 1,551% 414 MB/s	DQ Read 1,823 DQ Write 1,520 DQ Mixed 1,683 1,258% 1,675 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.5 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 69%

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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	154x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $770

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