MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 14:00
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 766 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 455 Mixed 354 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 52.5 174% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 77.1 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 56.9 81% 142 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 91GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 479 Write 475 Mixed 393 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 51.9 175% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 56.6 105% 208 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 419 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 54.4 180% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 55.9 95% 182 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 325GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 151 Write 132 Mixed 85.8 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140 4,858 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 120%

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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	1,674x
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	365x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	63x

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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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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