MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '21 at 18:29
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 279 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 797 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 112 Parallax 100 86% 106 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 101 Splatting 98 80% 97.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 43 Parallax 43.3 31% 41.5 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 28.4 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 168 39 40 39 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 412 Mixed 327 SusWrite 134 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 61.3 215% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 346 265% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 173 172 174 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 128 Write 113 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 172 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 90%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 119 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 119 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 153% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 72%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 58GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 132 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 160 Write 141 Mixed 112 SusWrite 132 181% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.7 188% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 64%
Memorex TD Classic 003B 4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1a00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 9.7 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.88% Terrible	Read 19.4 Write 8.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 10 12% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.88% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 29.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

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 $245Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $743

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16