MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	30.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 10:03
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$51 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 212 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 337 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.4% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41.5 35% 43.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 36.2 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 110 47 33 26 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 453 Write 305 Mixed 304 SusWrite 97.4 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 23.5 109% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 6.3 DQ Mixed 13.7 9% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 85%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.63% Terrible	Read 10.8 Write 2.3 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 4.6 6% 5.05 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.63% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB 1,792 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.6 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,691x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	326x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	370x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 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	65x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16