MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive47.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 04 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
70% Good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 238
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 454
49% 390 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.7% Good
Lighting 86.5
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 80.7
70% 87.5 fps
MRender 83
Gravity 82.8
Splatting 84.2
68% 83.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04TH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 156 174 180 185 177 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 339
Write 193
Mixed 206
SusWrite 169
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 11.1
64% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 22.9
41% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 69%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
304GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 462 560 569 572 574 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2183 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 80.7
50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 117%

 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 4,917 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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