MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 15:40
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 732 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 049A) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 51.5 Parallax 55.8 38% 51.1 fps	MRender 50.4 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 37 35% 43.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 580 Write 850 Mixed 625 154% 685 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 51.9 185% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 197 168% 238 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 181%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 39GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 236 230 219 209 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 431 Write 270 Mixed 298 SusWrite 223 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 38.6 151% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 118 128% 213 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 64GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8655 Write 7,487 Mixed 7,897 1,787% 8,013 MB/s	4K Read 743 4K Write 325 4K Mixed 388 1,795% 485 MB/s	DQ Read 1,450 DQ Write 1,189 DQ Mixed 1,079 874% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 379GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 152 146 159 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 138 Write 172 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 153 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 304% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 264GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 180 185 187 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 170 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 183 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 490% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 654GB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 99 98 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 97.4 67% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 91%
JMicron 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 157 156 155 156 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.7% Good	Read 116 Write 147 Mixed 131 SusWrite 155 193% 137 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 66%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 59GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 69 65 65 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 63.8 Write 52.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 65.3 80% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 59%
JMicron 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 2561 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 158 156 155 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 78.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 155 142% 100 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 202% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 786GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	38% Below average	Read 89.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 88.9 101% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE35-12-K 2x8GB 615 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 86%

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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	1,679x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16