MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.9% 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	92.4% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 05:27
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 679 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 54.5 36% 46.7 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 38.3 38% 48.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 188 83 99 75 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 428 Mixed 366 SusWrite 155 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 44.6 156% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 252 210% 301 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS728080PLA380 82GB-$33 2,259 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 4GB free Firmware: PF2OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 44 47 41 48 48 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 31 Write 29.8 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 45.8 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 32%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 697GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 104 103 103 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 76.8 Write 66.7 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 104 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 84%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 226GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 146 146 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 151 Write 138 Mixed 119 SusWrite 146 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 93%

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Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	174x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	10x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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