MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	16.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '16 at 13:46
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 746 81% 640 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 6000 1,288 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Nvidia(10DE 076F) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6277 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Lighting 18.4 Reflection 28.5 Parallax 20 15% 22.3 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 23.6 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1272 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 242 (A5) Unknown 100 100 27066684 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 41 (A8) Unknown 100 100 20 (A9) Unknown 100 100 368 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 64 274879283236 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 386564751630 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2140 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3247 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2912 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5828 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	68.3% Good	Read 492 Write 206 Mixed 254 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 13.4 118% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 40.3 DQ Write 81.4 DQ Mixed 14 24% 45.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 834GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 100 51485456 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 197 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 31828 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 260 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 56 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 65 538378272 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 606 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 90194313248 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 98908801859639 (F1) Unknown 100 253 245386269 (F2) Unknown 100 253 42249149	113% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 192 Mixed 180 144% 192 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.23 80% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Lexar CF USB_3_0 Read 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 22GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 129 Write 27 Mixed 49.2 69% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.53 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 1.14 99% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.8 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 88%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,685x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	324x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	368x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	366x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	152x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16