MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	112% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 06:38
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Core i7-6700K-$298 381,041 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	1-Core 136 2-Core 272 96% 204 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 714 82% 627 Pts	64-Core 724 49% 724 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$100 7,252 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 401 393 384 395 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 401 Mixed 286 SusWrite 388 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 41.3 180% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 319 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$154 2,193 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 49GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 190 183 181 182 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 220 Mixed 262 SusWrite 186 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 43.7 176% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 144 137% 217 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$319 70,679 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 248GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 494 477 476 471 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 464 SusWrite 466 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$23 8,926 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 37 SusWrite 63.5 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 45%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$23 8,926 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 229GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 41.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 56 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$119 16,843 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $166

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	4,612x
Core i5-6600KIntel $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	1,235x
Core i7-7700KIntel $378Bench 87%, 345,135 samples	583x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 671,944 samples	1,376x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 561,146 samples	1,264x
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 52%, 506,553 samples	691x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 112%, 375,272 samples	801x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 518,957 samples	710x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $199Bench 194%, 25,955 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 84%, 269,498 samples	591x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 86%, 154,422 samples	299x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $60Bench 72%, 56,634 samples	285x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24