MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1842 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150821
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 05 '16 at 03:08
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 777
80% 643 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5891
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 125
Parallax 109
100% 119 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 108
Splatting 89.7
81% 100 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,321
Write 1,398
Mixed 1,523
386% 1,748 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 61
239% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 610
DQ Write 399
DQ Mixed 224
243% 411 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 274%
Great: 283%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 146
Write 135
Mixed 124
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.91
4K Mixed 0.24
111% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 105%

 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 4,882 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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