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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 06:38
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 775 83% 663 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 401 393 384 395 396 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 401 Mixed 286 SusWrite 388 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 41.3 180% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 319 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 106%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 49GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 190 183 181 182 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 220 Mixed 262 SusWrite 186 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 43.7 176% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 144 137% 217 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 248GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 494 477 476 471 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 493 Mixed 464 SusWrite 466 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 65.3 222% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 267% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 147GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 26.8 Mixed 37 SusWrite 63.5 35% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 229GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 41.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 56 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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	1,671x
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	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
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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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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