MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 23:20
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 764 77% 623 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 171 Parallax 174 146% 175 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 153 Splatting 129 125% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% 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 2,087 Write 873 Mixed 536 253% 1,165 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 49.5 218% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,081 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 833 647% 894 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 287 287 287 288 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,012 Write 1,522 Mixed 780 SusWrite 464 265% 1,195 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 55.2 241% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 1,042 DQ Mixed 705 617% 915 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 86GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 160 159 128 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 143 Write 104 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 152 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 192 201 168 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 184 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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% 3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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%

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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