MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.7% 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	80.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	15.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 06:28
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 82 1-Core 95.1 2-Core 194 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 505 53% 424 Pts	64-Core 538 33% 538 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 60.8 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.2 50% 64.3 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 55.3 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 197 168 167 168 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 440 Write 262 Mixed 212 SusWrite 179 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 34.1 126% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 209 179% 265 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 133%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 296 372 395 396 386 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 450 Write 390 Mixed 372 SusWrite 350 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 22.4 111% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 40.7 94% 190 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 736GB free Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1341 1588 972 908 908 880 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,701 Mixed 1574 SusWrite 1,100 332% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 62.3 203% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 553 409% 545 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 492%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 27GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 83.4 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 97.1 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 92%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 140 140 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 124 Mixed 98.3 SusWrite 139 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.8% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.1 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 20 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 111%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,481 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	362x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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