MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.4% 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	271% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 18:41
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 261 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 821 86% 687 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 56.8 38% 48.6 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 39.7 40% 49.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1326 1360 1239 1024 863 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,109 Write 1,423 Mixed 862 SusWrite 1,195 311% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 65.4 255% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 438 421% 688 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 283%
Intel SSDSC2CW240A3 1TB 670GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 451 458 458 467 473 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 517 Write 495 Mixed 465 SusWrite 460 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.9 223% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s

Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 119 138 129 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 447 Write 158 Mixed 200 SusWrite 125 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38.4 167% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 142 113% 161 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 88%
Intel SSDSC2CW180A3 240GB VH 11 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 76GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 225 228 231 233 232 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 418 Write 268 Mixed 284 SusWrite 226 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 50.3 191% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 251 196% 271 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 174 174 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 134 Mixed 59 SusWrite 173 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.4 413% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 734 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3060 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.8 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 132%

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
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 $92Bench 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	64x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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