MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87% 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 Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 501
67% 502 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 115
Parallax 98.6
89% 108 fps
MRender 98.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 399
Mixed 417
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 27.3
154% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 115
140% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
679GB free
Firmware: 9300
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 80.3
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 3.76
4K Mixed 0.47
166% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 36.5
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 113%
Great: 111%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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