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MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.3% 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)
Boot Drive	65.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	30.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '21 at 22:31
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$45 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 95.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 214 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 336 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1601 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 50.6 Parallax 45.4 37% 47.2 fps	MRender 43.7 Gravity 44.7 Splatting 39.7 35% 42.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03090004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 86 37 39 41 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 454 Write 193 Mixed 303 SusWrite 74.1 56% 256 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 32.4 118% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 113 92% 131 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 837GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 35.9 Write 41.2 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 40.7 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 67%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1167 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.68% Terrible	Read 11 Write 2.3 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 4.7 6% 5.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.68% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB 1,792 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $85Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,768x
Core i5-6600KIntel $93Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	340x
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	180x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	391x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	382x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	191x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	130x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $99Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	87x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	66x

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