MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% 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 Drive110% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime12.5 Days
Run DateNov 27 '17 at 16:10
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 653
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 37.7
Reflection 34.3
Parallax 34.7
31% 35.6 fps
MRender 36.7
Gravity 32.8
Splatting 32.7
28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0919A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 452
Mixed 472
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 46.5
162% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 67.6
108% 205 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
579GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 153
Mixed 140
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.31
110% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
65.6% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 21.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 20.5
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 94%

 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 4,877 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
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Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair 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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