MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.7%, 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	86.7% 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.

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 18 '21 at 17:25
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 510 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.7% 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: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 148 Parallax 135 108% 138 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 137 Splatting 124 104% 127 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% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 295 250 238 342 239 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 454 Write 428 Mixed 313 SusWrite 242 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.8 148% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 69 83% 145 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 183GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 318 399 441 445 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 441 Mixed 302 SusWrite 384 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 40.5 154% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 69.5 103% 193 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 679 900 904 296 307 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,022 Write 928 Mixed 976 SusWrite 562 196% 872 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 59.6 210% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 707 575% 803 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 178% 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: 1030 1020 257 258 257 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,145 Write 1,027 Mixed 1,023 SusWrite 514 208% 927 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 78.8 283% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 788 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 852 663% 899 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 223%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 124GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 318 388 426 429 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 399 Mixed 373 SusWrite 374 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.7 195% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 207 152% 200 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 110% 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)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 33 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.1 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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	10	8	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 $163	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