MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	231% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '18 at 15:20
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 489 64% 484 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% MSI(1462 3140) CLim: 918 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.11.4 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 48 Parallax 50.9 35% 47.4 fps	MRender 46.8 Gravity 37.4 Splatting 34 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLF128HCHP 128GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 31GB free Firmware: FXT2 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 497 Write 127 Mixed 201 60% 275 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 42.3 4K Mixed 11 66% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 40 DQ Mixed 28.2 40% 78 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 52%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 1,031 Mixed 1,228 357% 1,635 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 26.9 167% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 23.3 96% 216 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Asmt ASM1352-PM 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 292GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 70.9 Write 72.1 Mixed 77.4 56% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.38 99% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 105%
Asmt ASM1352-PM 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 19GB free Firmware: 0 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 92.6 Mixed 90.4 69% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.34 96% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,699x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	327x
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	174x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	372x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	369x
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 $90Bench 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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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