MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.1% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151215
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6300-$44
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 95.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 177
82% 135 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 373
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
Asus(1043 83BF) 1GB
CLim: 822 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Lighting 20.1
Reflection 23.5
Parallax 18
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 20.5
Splatting 21.6
19% 22.9 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20
226GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 93.8
Mixed 90.1
71% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.46
4K Mixed 0.38
112% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 55%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 112
Write 117
Mixed 105
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.81
4K Mixed 0.31
103% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2516 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 91%

 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 4,882 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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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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