MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80% 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	369% 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 (16%). 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	11 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	Apr 14 '22 at 13:00
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 652 63% 518 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% 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% Very good	Lighting 98.8 Reflection 108 Parallax 98.8 80% 102 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 96.4 79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80% 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% 507GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1984 1925 2010 1861 1912 1836 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	369% Outstanding	Read 2,456 Write 2163 Mixed 1,931 SusWrite 1,921 476% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 74.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 98.3 320% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,357 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 1,175 885% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 369% Great: 488%
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 500GB-$258 1,264 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 124GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 450 449 448 451 333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 430 Mixed 324 SusWrite 430 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 45.9 166% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 252 216% 317 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 155 149 146 155 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 92.3 Write 145 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 152 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 382GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 125 135 125 130 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Read 67 Write 90.1 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 128 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 145GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 87 79 86 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 49.6 Write 71.4 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 83.9 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 90%

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 as expected (45^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 86%

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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