MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 22:53
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 278 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 785 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 168 Parallax 165 139% 168 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 122% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,902 Write 977 Mixed 600 253% 1,160 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.2 200% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 725 DQ Mixed 853 644% 871 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 92GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 288 286 283 283 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1,482 Mixed 704 SusWrite 462 254% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 54.6 213% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 703 590% 859 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 86GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 160 158 160 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 144 Write 105 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 159 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 196 203 198 198 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 124 Write 134 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 194 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 029E CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.1 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,478 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	1,674x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	365x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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