MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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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	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '22 at 15:43
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 86.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 246 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 479 63% 472 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 90.1 55% 74.2 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 48.5 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HBHQ-000H7 256GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS0TEXH Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,190 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,514 439% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 86.4 288% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 1,032 742% 958 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 255%
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000H1 256GB 3,288 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 89GB free Firmware: BXW74H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1101 1134 1179 1193 1137 561 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 1,194 Mixed 975 SusWrite 1,051 272% 1,215 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 64.3 244% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,205 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 527 456% 700 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 237%
Intel X25-M 40GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 5GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 38 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 197 Write 40.6 Mixed 67 SusWrite 39.9 19% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 11.8 75% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 40.6 DQ Mixed 59.3 51% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 30GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 255 277 193 207 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 484 Write 269 Mixed 281 SusWrite 233 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 62.6 4K Mixed 25.5 103% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 133 112% 169 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 76%

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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.7% 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

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Desktop 87%

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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