MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.1% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 10:37
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 548 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.3% Very good	Lighting 98 Reflection 114 Parallax 103 80% 105 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 90.4 78% 96.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 109 112 108 106 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 492 Write 434 Mixed 379 SusWrite 144 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 48.1 168% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 138 110% 158 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 89 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	52% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 85.8 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 88.1 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 71%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 148GB free Firmware: 14.01A14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 61 62 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 58.9 Write 59.1 Mixed 38.1 SusWrite 60.7 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 34%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 28 104 116 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 60.7 Write 71.1 Mixed 72 SusWrite 86.8 54% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 4.3 706% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 894GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 171 178 211 187 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 122 Write 158 Mixed 73 SusWrite 180 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 72% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 106%
Imation Nano Pro 8GB 337 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 063d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.4 4.9 6.4 6.4 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	6.77% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 4.7 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 4.9 9% 8.38 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 72% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.77% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 23.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 21.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	11	9	144	27"	1280 720	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

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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	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