MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 42% Speed boat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 28.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	44.5% 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	74.7% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 20:03
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	27%

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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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Memory 43.5 1-Core 23.1 2-Core 42.9 25% 36.5 Pts	4-Core 74.4 8-Core 86.2 10% 80.3 Pts	64-Core 109 7% 109 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.5% Average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 66.3 37% 56.6 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 72.6 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 349 402 396 424 359 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 438 Write 413 Mixed 378 SusWrite 370 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 32.5 4K Mixed 26.9 83% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 202 147% 192 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 672GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 175 178 178 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 170 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 172 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA5KA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 88.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 90.2 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 16GB 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.2% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 18.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.4 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 7.9 21% 7.43 GB/s	Latency 186 22% 186 ns

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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	1,685x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16