MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.9% 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	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	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 05:26
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 241 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 677 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% PowerColor(148C 2406) ≥ 4GB; AXRX 6800XT 16GBD6-3DHE/OC Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	169% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 243 Parallax 447 171% 300 fps	MRender 371 Gravity 156 Splatting 265 214% 264 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 225 168 210 142 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 290 Mixed 275 SusWrite 185 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.9 148% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 178 150% 220 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 97%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 790GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1503 1627 1717 1668 1719 1719 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,924 Write 1,928 Mixed 1,474 SusWrite 1,659 393% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 75.8 261% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 1,005 755% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 349%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,234 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 218GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 39.4 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 42.2 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 32 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 2R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	26%	31	104	1	60	55"	1280 720	SNYCA03 SONY TV *02

History: Score 11: 0R 2G 5B | Score 20: 2R 2G 4B

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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	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
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 $92Bench 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	64x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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