MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 16:25
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 277 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 759 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% Nvidia(10DE 1618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	224% Outstanding	Lighting 319 Reflection 320 Parallax 408 260% 349 fps	MRender 397 Gravity 322 Splatting 209 242% 309 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 242 231 172 157 117 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 430 Write 346 Mixed 251 SusWrite 194 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 36.4 127% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 198 160% 234 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 97%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 98GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 159 159 167 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 357 Write 317 Mixed 345 SusWrite 184 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 32.4 121% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 192 148% 206 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 91%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 15GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,909 Write 1,476 Mixed 705 300% 1,363 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 47.7 184% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 947 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 629 532% 779 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 92GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 186 185 192 185 182 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 127 Write 142 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 184 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 169 174 168 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 117 Write 160 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 167 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 029E CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2176, 2176, 2176, 2176 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.6% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 72%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,480 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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