MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	339% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '22 at 19:21
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 228 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 457 50% 397 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 99 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.6 81% 102 fps	MRender 94.9 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 96.9 79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 1925 2134 2134 2148 1719 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 2338 Write 2,330 Mixed 2,169 SusWrite 1,887 491% 2,181 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 88.6 285% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,107 DQ Write 743 DQ Mixed 912 684% 921 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 488%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 174 153 169 173 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 119 Write 136 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 169 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 79 85 85 88 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 48.7 Write 73.7 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 82.5 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 47% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 148 137 141 134 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 106 Write 137 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 136 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 90%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.1 128GB-$37 664 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 0GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 345 349 345 346 344 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 7,485 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.7 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 86%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,697x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	153x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	187x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	126x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $770

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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