MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 186% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	220% 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	283% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	17.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 16:50
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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 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 (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 270 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 777 75% 617 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 283 Parallax 334 269% 316 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 262 Splatting 189 209% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 666 658 658 641 660 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,447 Write 2,364 Mixed 1,633 SusWrite 668 397% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 86.3 291% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1053 DQ Mixed 1181 891% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 191 131 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 155 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 182 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 115 Write 107 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 111 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2346, 2346, 2346, 2346 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 92%

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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	11	9	144	24"	1280 720	AUS24AB VG248

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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	1,675x
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 $179	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