MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '19 at 21:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 816 88% 698 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 198 Parallax 181 157% 190 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 183 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 312 319 282 279 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 406 SusWrite 302 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.8 227% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 35GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 177 140 132 155 226 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79% Very good	Read 179 Write 88.2 Mixed 326 SusWrite 139 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.3 166% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 187 169% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 840GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 184 184 184 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 180 Mixed 117 SusWrite 183 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 32.8 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 31.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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