MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 22:02
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 76.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 224 76% 137 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 434 59% 437 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 182 Parallax 172 133% 172 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 174 Splatting 119 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,487 Write 1,214 Mixed 569 241% 1,090 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43.9 179% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1022 DQ Write 799 DQ Mixed 724 592% 848 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 15GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,767 Write 5,226 Mixed 5,326 1,283% 5,773 MB/s	4K Read 395 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 227 982% 266 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,039 DQ Mixed 1,146 859% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 118 118 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 111 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 119 137% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 172% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 2,535 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 10GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 14 14 15 18 17 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 23.2 Mixed 37 SusWrite 17.5 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.9 150% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.4 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 18.1 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 122%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 46: 5R 5G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	24%	67	230	125	144	27"	2560 1440	ACI27EC ROG PG279Q

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Gaming 86%

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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 $241Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	64x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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