MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.4% 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)
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

4 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 11:56
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-6700K-$298 379,186 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	1-Core 127 2-Core 237 87% 182 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 666 68% 537 Pts	64-Core 664 44% 664 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$400 157,393 User benchmarks, average bench 108% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	41.4% Average	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 141 38% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 42% 142 fps
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$249 6,891 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,394 Write 663 Mixed 681 200% 913 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 56.8 201% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 161 178% 308 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 258%
Gigabyte GP-ASACNE2512GTTDR 512GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 477GB free Firmware: ECFMH2.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1662 553 561 563 566 553 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,791 Write 1,494 Mixed 1,249 SusWrite 743 295% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 61.1 224% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,247 900% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 232%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$39 59,854 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 202GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 113 112 180 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 138 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 139 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 419% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,882 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $172

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 81%, 379,186 samples	4,579x
Core i5-6600KIntel $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	1,226x
Core i7-7700KIntel $345Bench 86%, 359,342 samples	580x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	1,370x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	1,255x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $480Bench 78%, 135,414 samples	689x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 111%, 442,547 samples	796x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	708x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $199Bench 195%, 25,514 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples	588x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 87%, 164,531 samples	295x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples	285x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,050

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24