MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive116% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 30 '19 at 06:28
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 211
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 468
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 70.5
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 87
58% 75.8 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 71
Splatting 60.2
55% 68 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 405 420 428 429 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 427
Mixed 404
SusWrite 419
97% 432 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 51.9
187% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 263
209% 290 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
12GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 4.3 5.2 5.9 5.4 6.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
6.94% Terrible
Read 19.8
Write 12
Mixed 12.2
SusWrite 5
15% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
54% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.94%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
41.6% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.4
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.6%
Great: 43%

 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 4,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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