MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 05:14
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 424
60% 439 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 38.1
32% 36.5 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 38.4
Splatting 36.8
31% 38 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 177 154 141 127 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 313
Mixed 345
SusWrite 151
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 52.6
202% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 310
235% 319 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
613GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 456 461 453 428 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 439
Mixed 425
SusWrite 442
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 58
196% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 298
241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
219GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 156 157 157 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 136
Write 121
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 156
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.2% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.4
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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