MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics83.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJul 01 '19 at 22:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
68.9% Good
Memory 76.2
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 180
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 504
52% 419 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 118
Parallax 117
86% 113 fps
MRender 88.6
Gravity 112
Splatting 94
80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0308A_H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 407
Write 374
Mixed 340
83% 374 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 29.8
112% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 58.2
84% 158 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
410GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 202 199 202 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 139
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 201
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 2.5
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 7.8
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 88
46% 88 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 104%

 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 4,877 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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