MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '24 at 12:39
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 236 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 665 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 C732) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 113 Parallax 144 105% 128 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFG100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 118 104 104 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 418 Write 406 Mixed 378 SusWrite 131 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 35.9 127% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 234 180% 247 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 89%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 485GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 430 425 454 435 417 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 390 Mixed 382 SusWrite 431 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 47.8 153% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 304 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 125%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 261GB free Firmware: 03200000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 410 255 70 72 67 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 432 Write 408 Mixed 328 SusWrite 213 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 35.7 127% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 123 101% 143 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 102%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 204 204 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 198 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 204 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%
ADATA HV320 2TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID a86a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 35.6 Write 39.5 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 41.7 52% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 32 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	100	34"	3440 1377	MSI3DB6 MSI MAG342CQR

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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	1,677x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
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	363x
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 $67Bench 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	84x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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