MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.9% 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 Drive99.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateMay 27 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 733
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.3%
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 (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.9% Very good
Lighting 97.2
Reflection 109
Parallax 103
79% 103 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 97.6
78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
175GB free
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 424 252 159 183 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 409
Write 475
Mixed 381
SusWrite 272
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.9
149% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 324
246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 33 34 36 37 37 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 489
Mixed 360
SusWrite 64.4
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 55.4
192% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 227
208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 118%
SSD PLUS 480GB
56GB free
Firmware: Z31000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 270 261 262 269 257 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 358
Mixed 304
SusWrite 278
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 49.2
172% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 194
184% 290 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 32.1
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 31.5
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%

 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 4,882 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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HDDRAMUSB
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