MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.8% 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	120% 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.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 536 72% 538 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 73.4 Parallax 66.3 58% 70.1 fps	MRender 81.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 58.6 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 416 425 420 422 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 469 Mixed 363 SusWrite 420 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.7 188% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 345 265% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 478 481 475 428 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 372 SusWrite 451 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.9 230% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 154 153 153 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 139 Write 137 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 153 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 192% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 112%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 87.5 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 100 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3060 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 33.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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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	1,683x
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	367x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16