MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	333% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 05:04
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 751 84% 660 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,000 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 282 Parallax 338 251% 310 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 250 Splatting 185 205% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 1347 1385 1406 1478 1403 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 2,280 Mixed 1,896 SusWrite 1,400 451% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 98.2 330% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 1,056 789% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 410%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 854GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 133 134 134 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 155 Write 128 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 132 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 140 139 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 128 Mixed 120 SusWrite 139 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 85%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 552GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 126 120 113 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 37.8 Write 163 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 121 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.9 212% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2448 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $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