MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 156%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics165% 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 Drive208% 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 23:19
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 733
78% 624 Pts
64-Core 769
48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 232
Parallax 247
188% 237 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 236
Splatting 152
169% 215 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
MSI(1462 7977) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.9% Terrible
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 12
Parallax 8.31
7% 9.5 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 16.4
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.9%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 553 542 517 508 481 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,033
Write 1,658
Mixed 636
SusWrite 567
271% 1,224 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 55
239% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 657
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 337
281% 416 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 208%
Great: 254%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB
137GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 403 406 392 404 384 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 417
Mixed 284
SusWrite 398
86% 380 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 54.2
176% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 231
206% 311 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%
WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 92 94 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 94.7
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 93.2
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 55.5%
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)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 27.6
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 27.3
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.9%
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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk 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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