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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

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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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive98.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration576 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 481
64% 482 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 87.3%
 Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 408 382 410 356 334 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 372
Write 421
Mixed 294
SusWrite 370
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 38.9
151% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 260
214% 305 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 98.3%
 Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
115GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 297 235 208 187 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 460
Mixed 397
SusWrite 243
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 62.3
212% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 353
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑
This bench: 117%
 Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
423GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 157 156 159 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 154
Write 129
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 157
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 89.2%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.9
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 22.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 77.4%
 Great: 85%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,447x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples850x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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