MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% 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	98.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 14:01
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 251 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 410 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 461 28% 461 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 99.2 Reflection 102 Parallax 85 81% 95.4 fps	MRender 87.3 Gravity 92.3 Splatting 90.1 74% 89.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 292 264 315 319 324 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 431 Write 398 Mixed 306 SusWrite 303 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 44.5 150% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 131%
Kingston SSDNow V Series 256GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 79GB free Firmware: E111008a SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 200 149 245 226 222 MB/s Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.6% Average	Read 251 Write 115 Mixed 178 SusWrite 202 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 15.1 55% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 83.6 DQ Write 62.5 DQ Mixed 23.3 31% 56.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 52%
Asmt 2115 128GB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 119GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 101 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 336 Write 198 Mixed 259 SusWrite 113 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 23.2 4K Mixed 22.6 69% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 109 90% 129 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 63%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 584GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 85 86 86 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 85.3 Write 90 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 84.3 57% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 5.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 136 142 141 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 133 Write 96.8 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 137 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 617GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 99 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 126 Write 108 Mixed 101 SusWrite 99.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 29.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 20.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 97%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,668x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	358x
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 $76Bench 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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Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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