MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive333% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '18 at 14:05
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 734
78% 620 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.8% Good
Lighting 81.2
Reflection 79.5
Parallax 67.5
66% 76 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 73.6
59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
812GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
333% Outstanding
Read 2,717
Write 2,615
Mixed 2,346
571% 2,559 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 32.8
180% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 50.8
DQ Write 488
DQ Mixed 251
199% 263 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 333%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
645GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 160
Mixed 151
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.26
92% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 30.8
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 31.5
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 99%
Great: 110%

 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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