MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	88.2% 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	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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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-$130 342,244 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)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 520 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 152 Parallax 136 110% 141 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 141 Splatting 128 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 247 266 316 294 334 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 246 Write 203 Mixed 295 SusWrite 276 58% 255 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 40.7 156% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 52.5 110% 222 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 183GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 374 406 440 442 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 438 Mixed 303 SusWrite 389 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40.3 156% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 69.1 87% 156 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.8% 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: 739 977 789 306 305 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 1,193 Write 934 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 570 207% 925 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 57.6 228% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 998 DQ Mixed 712 577% 806 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 190% 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: 999 907 260 259 261 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,164 Write 1,016 Mixed 958 SusWrite 491 203% 907 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 80.6 261% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 1,039 DQ Mixed 855 663% 896 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 223%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 124GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 367 394 425 425 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 391 Mixed 393 SusWrite 378 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.8 198% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 207 163% 229 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 35.4 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 33.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $743

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16