MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 13:22
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 820 80% 658 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 148 Parallax 139 114% 143 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 136 Splatting 108 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 192 70 79 71 74 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 486 Mixed 405 SusWrite 156 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.6 228% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70 2,932 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 447GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 391 478 482 305 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 485 Mixed 433 SusWrite 430 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 53.4 191% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 304 246% 347 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 208GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 129 130 133 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 144 Write 142 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 130 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 398GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 103 103 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 102 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 159 171 167 167 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 126 Write 153 Mixed 62 SusWrite 167 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 90%
Intenso Ultra Line 64GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 55GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 31 33 34 33 34 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 33.3 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 32.2 48% 36 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 33% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 35 SC Mixed 28.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 102%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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 $40	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