MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	201% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 08:06
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 (10^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 201 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 682 56% 489 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 4925 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 391 Parallax 307 234% 328 fps	MRender 353 Gravity 265 Splatting 187 211% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 47 47 44 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 413GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 103 103 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 121 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 103 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 230GB free Firmware: A3GG SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 77 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 77.3 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 32GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 40 40 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 125 Write 43.8 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 38.9 58% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.7 198% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 12.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 6R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	43%	28	106	6	165	27.7"	2560 1440	AUS27B4 ROG PG27V

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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	1,670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	359x
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 $76Bench 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	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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