MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '22 at 18:06
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 522 70% 523 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H7 256GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0TEXH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,439 Write 2101 Mixed 1,278 430% 1,940 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.9 281% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 1,045 756% 978 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 255%
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000H1 256GB 3,288 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 102GB free Firmware: BXW74H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 116 103 114 102 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,631 Write 1,197 Mixed 894 SusWrite 149 214% 968 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 61.1 226% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,217 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 460 426% 683 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 237%
Intel X25-M 40GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 5GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 39 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 196 Write 40.7 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 40.4 19% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 10.4 71% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 40.1 DQ Mixed 59.9 51% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 30GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 225 241 222 221 221 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 479 Write 216 Mixed 205 SusWrite 223 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 23.7 95% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 74.9 DQ Mixed 125 108% 165 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 76%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 41.5 Write 27.3 Mixed 18.4 34% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.9 58% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 859B BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 8502 3600 C17 Series 8502 3600 C17 Series 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 34.8 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.4 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,516 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	1,699x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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