MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	47.4% 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	87.1% 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	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

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '18 at 11:50
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.1% Below average	Memory 60.3 1-Core 24.9 2-Core 46.1 31% 43.8 Pts	4-Core 88.7 8-Core 136 14% 112 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 51.3 Reflection 70.9 Parallax 64.8 42% 62.3 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 70 Splatting 72.4 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 390 392 402 394 378 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 461 Write 427 Mixed 407 SusWrite 389 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 34.1 112% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 217 164% 220 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 656GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 178 178 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 177 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA5KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 90 Write 86.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 90.5 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 8.7 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 127 32% 127 ns

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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