MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% 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)
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 23:30
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 148 2-Core 280 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 774 75% 615 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.52 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62.1 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,914 Write 1,086 Mixed 458 252% 1,153 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.1 172% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 328 270% 398 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 103GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 225 219 218 217 217 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 487 Write 288 Mixed 206 SusWrite 227 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 21.6 97% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 50.1 DQ Mixed 52.8 56% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 101%
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-00000 256GB 803 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 50GB free Firmware: 300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 257 153 142 155 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 265 Mixed 206 SusWrite 191 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 33.3 149% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 88.9 128% 240 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 67GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 289 289 268 290 289 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 492 Write 288 Mixed 257 SusWrite 286 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 31.1 130% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 74.2 DQ Mixed 105 89% 135 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 124%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 667GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 52.7 Write 55.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 53.7 71% 51.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 38.4 45% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3264 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

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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	1,676x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Total price: $893

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16