MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	214% 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	85.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '21 at 13:32
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 778 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 315 Reflection 305 Parallax 332 257% 317 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 261 Splatting 191 213% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 132 91 63 78 67 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 473 Write 333 Mixed 241 SusWrite 98 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 159 146% 228 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 101%
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 348GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 302 329 333 359 363 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 402 Mixed 309 SusWrite 346 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 37.6 144% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 119 153% 274 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 724GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 164 Mixed 77.6 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2040 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 19.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 6: 0R 2G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
6%	17%	12	105	1	60	32"	2048 1152	AOC3277 Q3277

History: Score 3: 0R 1G 0B | Score 15: 2R 1G 2B | Score 6: 0R 2G 0B

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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	1,684x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16