MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '17 at 11:24
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 432
58% 431 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 67.2
64% 74.6 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 73
59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
890GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 123
Write 187
Mixed 118
106% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 4.76
4K Mixed 0.73
193% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.9% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 10.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 6.5
18% 6.33 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 46%

 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 4,884 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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