MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
Boot Drive	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 835 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 143 Parallax 124 107% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 131 Splatting 108 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 54 1.8 13 74 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 487 Write 300 Mixed 254 SusWrite 52.9 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 29.9 4K Mixed 19.6 66% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 32.4 DQ Mixed 42.6 40% 64.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 35GB free Firmware: 1A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 111 122 143 159 131 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 168 Write 157 Mixed 142 SusWrite 132 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%
Seagate USB 320GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 116GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 84 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 91.5 Write 89.8 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 82.9 108% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 23 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 90%

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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	1,697x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	153x

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 $40Bench 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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16