MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics146% 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 Drive177% 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.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 19 '18 at 00:56
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 778
80% 646 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7977) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.01% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.38
7% 9.6 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.01%
Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 224
Parallax 266
153% 226 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 230
Splatting 145
166% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 146%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 616 631 591 551 473 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 1,480
Write 1,264
Mixed 677
SusWrite 603
224% 1,006 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 44.2
201% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 339
283% 419 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 177%
Great: 254%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
116GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 389 402 386 386 368 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 380
Mixed 334
SusWrite 390
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 48.8
167% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 287
235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 110%
Great: 119%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 126 123 125 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 107
Write 104
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 124
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27.5
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 27.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 95%

 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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