MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	261% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '17 at 00:47
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 265 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 824 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 91% 114 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 102 Splatting 109 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 14441 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1039 (B1) Unknown 98 98 18 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 55 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 229 (F1) Unknown 99 99 23072672907	97% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 350 Mixed 353 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 27.6 142% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 94 127% 234 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 126%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,199 Write 1,319 Mixed 1,328 356% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 49.1 238% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 202 229% 399 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 254%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 707GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 164143808 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1653 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 18533626 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 5005 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 339 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 54 706019366 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7173 (C2) HDA temperature 38 46 73014444070 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 37220186590433 (F1) Unknown 100 253 31107876080 (F2) Unknown 100 253 254051910531	55% Above average	Read 78.8 Write 111 Mixed 83.9 69% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 5.37 4K Mixed 0.5 173% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 891GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 132 132 34388181425 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 678 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1232 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 77 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 678 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 678 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 193274708009 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 132 Mixed 118 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.23 108% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 107%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 434GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 131 123 6433 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8469 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 33093 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2585 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 118 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 168 168 98295 (C2) HDA temperature 106 90 41 (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	64.1% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 94.6 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.2 76% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 327GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 168469229 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 6023 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 22399921 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15665 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2255 (B7) Unknown 35 35 65 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 21475164248 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 48 722862122 (C2) HDA temperature 42 52 34359738410 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 20 168469229 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 88 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 119468810331823 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2861278399 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2375132469	66.3% Good	Read 118 Write 113 Mixed 115 87% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.56 125% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 68%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 233GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 70 68 9183 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6528 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 27764 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2350 (BF) G-sense error rate 97 97 38492 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 49 219043790889 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 2539 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 6553	64.6% Good	Read 97.7 Write 127 Mixed 118 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.49 125% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 4x8GB 3,576 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2958 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 99%

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Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,670x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	359x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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