MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 17:10
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 406 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (66 fps cap detected)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.8 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 62.9 54% 65.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 64.6 Splatting 59.7 52% 63.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 416 453 279 237 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 439 Mixed 314 SusWrite 351 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 86.6 4K Mixed 37.9 137% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 68.9 129% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 111%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 537GB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1919 69 483 69 69 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,774 Write 2,239 Mixed 1,899 SusWrite 448 358% 1,590 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 67.9 222% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 607 DQ Mixed 750 575% 791 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 394%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 178GB free Firmware: ECFM22.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 746 255 253 252 257 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,169 Write 690 Mixed 1,068 SusWrite 464 189% 848 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 65.1 208% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 753 543% 704 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 223%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 339GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 72.5 Write 75.4 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 74.9 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$299 798 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 32 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 127%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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