MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.4% 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	216% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 01:17
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 293 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 581 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2958) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 36.8 Parallax 32.8 32% 36.5 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 34.7 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 736 673 641 612 618 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 904 Mixed 736 SusWrite 678 236% 1069 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 54.6 226% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 364 337% 538 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 359GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8605 Write 7,509 Mixed 7,605 1,763% 7,906 MB/s	4K Read 721 4K Write 300 4K Mixed 371 1,728% 464 MB/s	DQ Read 1,842 DQ Write 1438 DQ Mixed 1,584 1,200% 1,621 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 139GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 121 120 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 120 Write 118 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 121 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 68%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 434GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 91 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 146 Write 130 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 92 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 86%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 126 126 125 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 126 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 119 119 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 109 Write 117 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 119 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 26.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.5% 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	1,668x
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	363x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	358x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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