MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics95.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '17 at 02:08
Run Duration310 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 799
86% 686 Pts
64-Core 799
50% 799 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 102%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1656 MHz, MLim: 2015 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 128
Parallax 116
100% 122 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 112
Splatting 104
88% 108 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
50GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 414
Mixed 422
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 45.8
191% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 47.9
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 28
58% 111 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP2OA50E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 119
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.2
57% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 78%
Great: 77%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB-$5
15GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
5.87% Terrible
Read 19.3
Write 5.03
Mixed 6.23
10% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.004
31% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.87%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 32.6
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 45.6
SC Mixed 32.2
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 107%
Great: 95%

 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 $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk 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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