MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive95.5% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 18:12
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 104
2-Core 203
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 402
53% 400 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Gigabyte(1458 22D0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.1
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Lighting 62.7
Reflection 67.1
Parallax 76.9
51% 68.9 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 60.1
Splatting 54.9
49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 2.5 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10104L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 398 403 407 406 404 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 388
Mixed 328
SusWrite 401
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 31.1
129% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 233
193% 277 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 91%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
459GB free
Firmware: GG2OA6C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 98 98 99 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 102
Write 91.2
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 97.7
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
454GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 72 73 73 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
40.3% Average
Read 68
Write 70.5
Mixed 46
SusWrite 72.2
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 28
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 24.2
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 95%

 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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