MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	44.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 20:41
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 286 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 796 78% 641 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 278 Reflection 253 Parallax 285 227% 272 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 241 Splatting 176 193% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 257 257 260 260 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 270 Mixed 375 SusWrite 260 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55.4 195% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 237 211% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 243GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 460 297 253 251 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 261 Mixed 384 SusWrite 327 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 42.1 156% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 333 243% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 99%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 399GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 1814 953 920 921 930 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,711 Write 1,496 Mixed 1676 SusWrite 1,212 395% 1,774 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.3 239% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,607 DQ Write 1,392 DQ Mixed 1469 1,109% 1,489 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 370%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 931GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2400 2383 2384 2406 2393 2384 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2,719 Write 1,055 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 2,392 439% 1,965 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 71.9 240% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,376 DQ Mixed 1,463 1,080% 1,417 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZB 0215 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 0420 F4-3200C16-8GTZB 0215 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3264, 3264, 3264, 3264 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	106% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.2 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 31.9 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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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	1,675x
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