MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 228 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 462 62% 462 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 69.7 Reflection 69.3 Parallax 62.2 57% 67.1 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 65 Splatting 55.2 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 110 110 107 107 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 286 Mixed 336 SusWrite 135 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 55.2 179% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 353 262% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3160828AS 160GB 887 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 129GB free Firmware: 8.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 46 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 52.8 Write 54.2 Mixed 40 SusWrite 47.1 36% 48.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 666GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 158 157 157 160 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 124 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 157 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR 24GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.9% Good	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 88.6 45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 85%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	65x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $761

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $29	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