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MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 269
97% 172 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 590
79% 590 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 99.5%
 Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 203 176 175 152 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 490
Mixed 372
SusWrite 202
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.3
202% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 229
209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑
This bench: 112%
 Great: 118%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
13GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 148 38 74 96 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 170
Write 86.5
Mixed 285
SusWrite 87.8
36% 157 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 42.1
161% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 172
161% 245 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 74%
 Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
489GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 138 138 138 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 152
Write 126
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 138
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 83.3%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.9
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 29
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 102%
 Great: 105%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples321x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples168x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples364x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples360x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples151x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples82x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples62x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $912
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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