MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	133% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 19:21
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 251 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 696 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 144 Parallax 132 115% 139 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 453 165 167 148 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 770 Mixed 703 SusWrite 318 112% 487 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 66 224% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 769 DQ Mixed 602 517% 764 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 242%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 96GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 437 460 471 455 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 466 Mixed 312 SusWrite 445 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39 149% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 67.4 122% 238 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 551GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 145 146 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 160 Write 172 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 146 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 61GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 180 181 181 181 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 180 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 44GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 122 143 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 138 Write 129 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 128 165% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%
WD Elements 10B8 3TB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 35GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 82 83 79 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 63.2 Write 58.5 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 80.9 95% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 21GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 115 104 67 69 81 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 87.5 Write 89.5 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 90.1 115% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.9 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	60x
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 $90Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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