MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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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 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 i7-6700K-$268 517,195 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 720 77% 600 Pts	64-Core 714 48% 714 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$698 229,632 User benchmarks, average bench 129% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 168 Parallax 165 138% 168 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 150 Splatting 127 125% 153 fps
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 141%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$95 203,426 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench 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: 138% Great: 234%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$95 203,426 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 92GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 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: 138% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 234%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,222,549 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 86GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 160 158 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st 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: 40% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$52 331,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 196 203 198 198 MB/s Performing as expected (41^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: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 029E CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 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: 102%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 3,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $268Bench 84%, 517,195 samples	2,075x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 307,632 samples	538x
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 502,549 samples	209x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 736,321 samples	554x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 961,354 samples	538x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 80%, 173,328 samples	243x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 608,974 samples	275x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 690,674 samples	246x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 114%, 404,139 samples	109x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 81%, 479,768 samples	217x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,583 samples	118x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 71%, 75,916 samples	94x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,096

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $230	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $336	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16