MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	71.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.5% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '23 at 03:40
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$69 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 89.1 2-Core 120 62% 97.9 Pts	4-Core 209 8-Core 213 28% 211 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$195 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C758) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.4% Very good	Lighting 88.4 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 88.9 72% 89.1 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 81.5 Splatting 72 70% 88.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 76%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7GE480HMHP-00005 480GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT1303Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 156 224 323 77 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 340 Write 332 Mixed 223 SusWrite 184 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 43.1 4K Mixed 31.5 85% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 262 212% 299 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30.8 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 24.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,508 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	1,694x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	171x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $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) $39	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