MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.6% 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 Drive102% 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)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 23:32
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 220
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 670
66% 542 Pts
64-Core 667
41% 667 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Asus(1043 866D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 116
Parallax 121
98% 119 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 123
Splatting 98.8
102% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$80
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 150 194 95 124 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 462
Mixed 340
SusWrite 159
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 52.3
187% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 245
206% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
189GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 65 58 64 69 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 59.3
Write 57
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 63.6
41% 55.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 204 208 207 203 200 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 141
Write 168
Mixed 76
SusWrite 203
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 24.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 22.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 101%

 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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