MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive90.7% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 16:55
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7960X
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 424
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Device(7377 0000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
1.1% Terrible
Lighting 1.27
Reflection 2.38
Parallax 0.5
1% 1.38 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.57
1% 1.51 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.1%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 296 295 297 296 296 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 300
Mixed 250
SusWrite 296
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 32.9
130% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 246
210% 309 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 124%
WD Elements 1TB
350GB free, PID 1023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 32 31 30 32 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
16% Very poor
Read 30.3
Write 25.1
Mixed 24.1
SusWrite 31.4
37% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 28.3
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 24.6
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 156%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $587
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