MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.8% Good	Memory 61.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 210 70% 128 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 507 53% 426 Pts	64-Core 488 30% 488 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1425) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 114 Parallax 105 85% 108 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 108 Splatting 96.1 82% 100 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 209 26 30 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 908 Write 394 Mixed 336 SusWrite 101 95% 435 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 36.8 4K Mixed 27.7 102% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 189 223% 411 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 175%
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 916GB free Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 1114 1131 1308 1225 1171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,704 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,382 SusWrite 1,144 322% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 38.8 133% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,153 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 150 227% 462 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 472%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 70GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 138 152 145 156 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 108 Write 51.9 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 144 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 456GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 190 179 193 181 170 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 183 Write 185 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 183 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FAD 2x16GB 600 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 19 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 123 33% 123 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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 $90Bench 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	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