MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 16:35
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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	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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 691 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 500GB-$258 1,264 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 451 450 451 455 456 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 457 Mixed 320 SusWrite 440 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48 173% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 252 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 260GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 461 459 460 465 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 474 Mixed 368 SusWrite 449 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.3 159% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 345 257% 341 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 141GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 298 282 278 198 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 463 Mixed 331 SusWrite 269 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 38.3 129% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 248 211% 312 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 148GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 466 466 467 472 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 358 SusWrite 456 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48.6 180% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 345 264% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 34.4 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 31.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 123%

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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	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	361x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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