MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.2% 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	83.4% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 18:27
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 533 67% 509 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7976) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7989 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.95% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.72 7% 9.64 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.95% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37.3 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 52 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 240GB-$85 5,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 104 104 68 111 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 503 Write 63.2 Mixed 380 SusWrite 115 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.1 155% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 50.4 DQ Mixed 180 136% 191 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 93%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 325GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 484 492 492 491 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 491 Mixed 469 SusWrite 486 111% 490 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.6 213% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 142 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 100 Write 97.3 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 143 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 28.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
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	64x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16