MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	226% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 23:56
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 131 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 707 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (164 fps cap detected)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 163 Parallax 164 132% 163 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 164 Splatting 163 134% 164 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeG 512GB 900 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 537 476 455 442 480 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1806 Write 1,875 Mixed 1,429 SusWrite 472 312% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 78.6 268% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1387 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 101 296% 663 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 252%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 551GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 462 460 471 480 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 467 Mixed 388 SusWrite 465 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 54.5 187% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 28 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 118%

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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) $35	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