MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150819
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 19:12
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 233
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 446
57% 431 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 145
Parallax 126
116% 138 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 135
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 100 105 110 112 MB/s
Performing below potential (89th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72% Very good
Read 249
Write 130
Mixed 200
SusWrite 109
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 42.5
162% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 116
90% 121 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72%
Great: 75%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
296GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 103 104 104 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 105
Write 100
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 103
71% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 86%
JetFlash Transcend 4GB
4GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
8.06% Terrible
Read 25.9
Write 10.3
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 11.5
16% 13.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
28% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.06%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 26.9
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 22.1
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 309 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-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $633
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