MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	362% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 5120 x 2880 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 22:54
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 822 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 44.7 Parallax 40 35% 42.4 fps	MRender 35.3 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 35.1 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7976) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.85% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 8 Parallax 11 6% 8.8 fps	MRender 10.8 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 11.9 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.85% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 713GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1542 2029 2110 1971 2093 1729 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2268 Mixed 2,281 SusWrite 1,912 506% 2,248 MB/s	4K Read 74 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 95.4 312% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 1,014 766% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 488%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 134 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 134 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 91%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 5GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 16 17 16 17 19 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 33.5 Mixed 16.7 SusWrite 17.1 33% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 94% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 26.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 113%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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