MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	221% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	45.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 23:24
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 744 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 202 Parallax 183 150% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 182 Splatting 130 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 261 328 330 328 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,701 Write 1,377 Mixed 617 SusWrite 359 224% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 59.5 263% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 718 665% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 309GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 469 472 484 485 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 451 Mixed 386 SusWrite 473 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 66.8 226% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 187GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,800 Write 7,730 Mixed 8,212 1,909% 8,581 MB/s	4K Read 842 4K Write 425 4K Mixed 394 2,005% 553 MB/s	DQ Read 1,852 DQ Write 1,403 DQ Mixed 1,478 1,146% 1,578 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 75GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 468 378 250 239 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 402 Mixed 364 SusWrite 340 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 42.8 163% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 317 240% 324 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 990GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 204 204 203 202 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 151 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 201 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 578GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 124 124 124 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 122 Write 130 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 75%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB 5,513 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	23% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 41.5 28% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2300, 2300, 2300, 2300 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.5% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.3 74% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 101%

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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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $45	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