MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	53.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 21:27
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 585 68% 530 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 79.7 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 91.3 65% 78.4 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 81.2 60% 71.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$108 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 290 292 276 247 234 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 413 Mixed 332 SusWrite 279 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.2 169% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 341 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 246GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1970 1866 1924 1966 1915 1879 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,107 Write 1,947 Mixed 1,012 SusWrite 1920 392% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 72.2 246% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1163 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,253 928% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 363%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 262GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 128 128 129 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 172 Write 156 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 128 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1.5TB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 123 124 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 136 Mixed 115 SusWrite 124 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 32.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 21.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 131%

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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%

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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 $242Bench 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 $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	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) $30	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