MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	35.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 10:03
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	66%

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PC Performing way below expectations (5^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 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45% Average	Memory 70.1 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 71.7 42% 62.7 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 152 17% 132 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 52.2 Parallax 64.2 34% 52.6 fps	MRender 55.3 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 41.8 39% 48.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 368 Write 296 Mixed 324 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 15.4 69% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 32.7 DQ Mixed 64.2 64% 109 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 309GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4 4.6 3.5 4.6 4.4 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.58% Terrible	Read 1.2 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 4.3 2% 2.93 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 1.58% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 101GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 32 37 36 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 38.1 Write 36.7 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 35.4 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 2x8GB 1,572 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 81%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	1,676x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $893

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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