MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% 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	305% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170425
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '18 at 03:49
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 736 80% 631 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68.2 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 61.2 56% 65.8 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 53.8 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 468GB free Firmware: N1007C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6690 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1543 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 142 (A3) Unknown 100 100 57 (A4) Unknown 100 100 143843 (A5) Unknown 100 100 177 (A6) Unknown 100 100 30 (A7) Unknown 100 100 70 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 57 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 593 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 555 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1187826 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1196931 (F5) Unknown 100 100 2301488	95.1% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 394 Mixed 438 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 22.2 130% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 22.2 87% 193 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 105%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,993 Write 2,226 Mixed 2,067 539% 2,429 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 26.4 156% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 39 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 26.5 38% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 182%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 168GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 215631827 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 32684701132074 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 480 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 358 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 28 45 1017910198300 (C2) HDA temperature 28 45 1017910198300 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 215631827 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 215631827 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 215631827 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 92 92 8589934593 (E9) Unknown 0 0 25239 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5372 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5372 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6162 (F4) Unknown 95 95 11206827	71% Very good	Read 513 Write 195 Mixed 255 70% 321 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 13.8 117% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 11.7 40% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 85%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 22GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 615 Write 87.9 Mixed 314 74% 339 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 8.6 96% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 27.7 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 2.71 16% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 133%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00RWYB1 6TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 143 Write 141 Mixed 138 181% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.25 86% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 62%
HGST HTS 721010A9E630 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 62 122% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.22 65% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 52%
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 500GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 465GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 88.2 Write 79.6 Mixed 85.8 108% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.37 78% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 37%
WDC WD50 00AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 465GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 73.3 Write 73.2 Mixed 73.3 95% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.29 91% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.6 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,679x
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	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $686

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16