MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	95.4% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 520 68% 513 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 132 107% 138 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 138 Splatting 125 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 334 209 416 133 440 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 430 Mixed 286 SusWrite 291 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.2 154% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 17.6 92% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 183GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 358 341 441 375 320 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 425 Mixed 309 SusWrite 348 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40.1 156% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 69.1 118% 231 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 169GB free Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 971 801 306 305 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 866 Mixed 962 SusWrite 578 196% 874 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 60.2 215% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 1,004 DQ Mixed 719 581% 808 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 223%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 108GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 473 259 261 260 258 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,143 Write 1,006 Mixed 1033 SusWrite 422 202% 901 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 80.1 273% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 1,048 DQ Mixed 847 663% 903 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 223%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 104GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 354 403 421 426 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 408 Mixed 376 SusWrite 380 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.6 192% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 164 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$299 798 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 32.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24"	1280 720	SAM0722 SMBX2450

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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	1,671x
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	360x
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