MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	306% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 263 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 814 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% AMD(1002 081E) Ram: 16GB, Driver: Adrenalin 19.2.1 for Radeon VII Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 101 Parallax 220 113% 153 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 150 Splatting 145 111% 133 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 617GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 2198 1388 1151 1140 1145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2,379 Mixed 1,635 SusWrite 1,432 445% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 75.9 267% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,149 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 546 472% 717 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 372%
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70 2,932 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 47GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 427 481 480 475 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 479 Mixed 428 SusWrite 451 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 47.6 154% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 202 170% 254 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 201 132 114 117 132 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 401 SusWrite 197 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.3 213% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 262GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 121 122 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 122 Write 115 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 121 71% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 203GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 116 Write 120 Mixed 59 SusWrite 95.6 72% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 159 166 166 162 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 64.2 Write 141 Mixed 70 SusWrite 160 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GVRB 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.6 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16