MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 16 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago, 6 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 15:47
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$220 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 224 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 584 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$205 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C75A) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.2% Very good	Lighting 90 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 82.5 73% 86.9 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 80.9 Splatting 72.2 70% 87.7 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 427 430 469 474 463 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 465 Mixed 365 SusWrite 451 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 39.4 140% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 197 209 212 204 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 138 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 206 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IMA41GU6MFR8N-TF1 4x8GB 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.7% Very good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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 $220Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,556x
Core i5-6600KIntel $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	160x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	344x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	338x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	143x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	175x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	118x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	74x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	106x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	79x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	54x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $945

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16