MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% 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)
Boot Drive	337% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 22:14
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 511 73% 535 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 62.3 55% 65.7 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 62.8 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1278 1722 1783 1817 1821 1827 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,614 Write 1,809 Mixed 1,002 SusWrite 1,708 397% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 74.6 258% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 869 DQ Mixed 1,040 790% 1,074 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 353%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 363GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 277 313 319 321 322 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 1,238 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 449 283% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 84.7 281% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,501 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1,120 860% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 479GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 170 172 172 171 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 168 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 169 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 166 166 171 172 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 153 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 166 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 158% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 35.7 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 33 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,474 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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