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 above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	310% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '21 at 08:41
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (89^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 728 73% 591 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 1791 1757 1830 1820 1798 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,613 Mixed 753 SusWrite 1,797 332% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 71.3 247% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,295 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,101 857% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 353%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 108GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 475 461 482 484 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 421 Mixed 318 SusWrite 476 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 43.1 172% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 154 168% 281 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 208GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 460 461 450 446 448 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 479 Mixed 283 SusWrite 449 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43.2 172% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 163 175% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 1,584 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID c96a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 14 14 11 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.77% Terrible	Read 26.2 Write 7.5 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 12.3 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 37% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.77% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.8 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 110%

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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	1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	322x
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	362x
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 $90Bench 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	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $897

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16