MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 239 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 654 62% 516 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.7% Good	Lighting 66 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 61.2 54% 67.8 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 106 Splatting 120 95% 115 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 281 262 265 271 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 462 Mixed 377 SusWrite 275 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 55.2 188% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 353 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 45GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 442 398 382 347 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 472 Mixed 404 SusWrite 388 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 57.1 189% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB 4,331 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 268GB free Firmware: ST2OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 102 102 102 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 96.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 102 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 15GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 81 79 81 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 60.8 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 80.4 78% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$35 843 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.7% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 11.6 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 87%

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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	1,670x
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	359x
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