MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 09:40
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 752 75% 612 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1586 MHz, MLim: 1785 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 74.4 Parallax 74.1 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 60 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75 5,451 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 58 96 63 79 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 342 Write 115 Mixed 216 SusWrite 87.4 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 40 150% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 99.8 DQ Mixed 95.3 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 87%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 7,881 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 824GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 486 485 489 489 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 493 Mixed 451 SusWrite 486 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62.3 216% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 427GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 132 130 131 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 98.4 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 130 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 4R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	27%	75	259	200	60	27"	2560 1440	ACR06D7 VG271U

History: Score 16: 2R 0G 6B | Score 48: 4R 6G 10B

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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	323x
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