MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 15:49
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 574 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Gigabyte(1458 2308) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 76.7 Parallax 62.3 54% 68.5 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 86.7 67% 80.9 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 281 276 282 281 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 371 SusWrite 295 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 65.8 227% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 179GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 1083 571 570 572 573 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1979 Write 1,769 Mixed 682 SusWrite 811 292% 1,310 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 63.7 248% 98.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 1,458 DQ Mixed 948 800% 1146 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 173 172 171 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 176 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 172 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 109%

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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 29.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 27.8 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 97%

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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 $242Bench 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 $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	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