MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.8% 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	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150713
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 23:26
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 84.8 1-Core 39.5 2-Core 107 49% 77.2 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 168 21% 158 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 37.3 Parallax 32.9 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 40.8 Gravity 91.4 Splatting 82.5 60% 71.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 165 133 131 127 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 367 Write 326 Mixed 296 SusWrite 147 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 29.8 96% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 341 251% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 269 410 331 340 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 345 Write 328 Mixed 295 SusWrite 314 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 26.3 97% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 345 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 134%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 124 127 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 161 Write 151 Mixed 65 SusWrite 125 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 99%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 318GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 68 69 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 63 Write 76.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 67.6 81% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 12 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 14.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 85%

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

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
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 $95Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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