MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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	66.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150728
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '18 at 02:21
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (48^th 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 (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 742 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59.3 54% 64 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 60.5 Splatting 53.2 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 14718316 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -119769458015145 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 86 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 13 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 34 50 68722753570 (C2) HDA temperature 34 50 68722753570 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 14718316 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 14718316 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 14718316 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 4294967297 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294965001 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1787 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1787 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4860 (F4) Unknown 96 96 9633921	66.2% Good	Read 499 Write 184 Mixed 242 68% 309 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 13.4 94% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 44 70% 131 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 84%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 79GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1469 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 209 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 199 199 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C2) HDA temperature 65 53 201864577059 (F1) Unknown 100 100 79682	75.4% Very good	Read 517 Write 355 Mixed 354 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 9.35 97% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 9.36 44% 92.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 101%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA630 1TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 750GB free Firmware: JP4OA55B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 94 (03) Spinup time 130 130 25790054675 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8479 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 1964 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10723 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1219 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8570 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8570 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 227634511912 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 2204 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 53 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	59.4% Above average	Read 117 Write 90.5 Mixed 104 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.2 54% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 77%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 187GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 178 5475 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1865 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10587 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1160 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 187 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 135 135 197188 (C2) HDA temperature 113 105 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	48.5% Average	Read 87.4 Write 81.4 Mixed 83 63% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.19 81% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 105%

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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	1,679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16