MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171009
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 19:31
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 (93rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 241
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 740
71% 586 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 117
Parallax 100
93% 110 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 506
Write 491
Mixed 401
104% 466 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 66.1
230% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 537GB
308GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 471 487 494 496 494 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 485
Mixed 420
SusWrite 484
107% 473 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 67.6
232% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 138%
Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 181 183 181 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 149
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 180
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 25.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 28.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 104%

 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 4,892 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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HDDRAMUSB
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