MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '23 at 14:57
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (41^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 256 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 654 71% 564 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 283 Parallax 313 241% 297 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 254 Splatting 188 206% 261 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,989 Write 1,311 Mixed 575 283% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 52.5 182% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 737 DQ Mixed 790 610% 837 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 23GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 57 44 27 38 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 388 Write 261 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 78.4 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 13.1 51% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 19.5 16% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 56%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 182GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1185 411 300 298 298 296 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,839 Write 1,436 Mixed 565 SusWrite 465 238% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.1 186% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 650 555% 822 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 179GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 108 101 103 105 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 112 Write 136 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 101 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 207GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 114 114 113 116 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 141 Write 113 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 113 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 029E CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B4000C19 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3264, 3264, 3264, 3264 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 32.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	120	35"	1280 720	AOC3525 AG352UCG6

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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	1,679x
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	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	365x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $681

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16