MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 152%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics160% 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 Drive272% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '19 at 15:05
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 275
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 529
72% 535 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 227
Reflection 226
Parallax 222
185% 225 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 227
Splatting 120
156% 202 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 319 316 320 320 313 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,485
Write 1,470
Mixed 1,048
SusWrite 371
296% 1,343 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 90.9
320% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 1,308
DQ Mixed 1,004
797% 1,096 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 272%
Great: 280%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
230GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 355 363 362 364 365 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 364
Mixed 337
SusWrite 361
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 45
164% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 196
176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 106%
Great: 103%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
113GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 434 301 242 246 246 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 402
Write 474
Mixed 385
SusWrite 317
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 41.9
159% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 326
245% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.6
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 38.7
SC Mixed 28.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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HDDRAMUSB
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