MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 08:13
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 234
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 579
61% 490 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 99.4
Reflection 117
Parallax 97.2
81% 105 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 95.1
Splatting 103
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
623GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 231 258 244 238 243 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 1.5
Write 378
Mixed 281
SusWrite 243
52% 226 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 37.8
112% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 117
134% 231 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
929GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 182 183 183 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 171
Mixed 104
SusWrite 182
120% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 4GB
4GB free, PID 5406
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
8.05% Terrible
Read 29.5
Write 7.8
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 8.2
14% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.05%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.2% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 22.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 313 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-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $619
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