MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime6 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 16:11
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 221
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 671
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.9% Very good
Lighting 89.6
Reflection 98.4
Parallax 82.4
73% 90.1 fps
MRender 81.4
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 92.6
73% 88.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 70 59 60 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 497
Write 232
Mixed 219
SusWrite 71.1
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 37.4
140% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 83.8
DQ Mixed 71.4
90% 168 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77%
Great: 83%
TomTom GPS Music Watch 3GB
3GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
5.33% Terrible
Read 10
Write 6.2
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 6.4
10% 7.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.9
60% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.33%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.3
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 18.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 88%

 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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