MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.3% 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)
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)
Memory1.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateMar 21 '20 at 03:05
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 85.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 227
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 438
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Lighting 73.9
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 87
60% 74.1 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 65.2
Splatting 79
58% 68.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,369
Write 2258
Mixed 1,290
438% 1,972 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 87.4
294% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,454
DQ Write 1,215
DQ Mixed 1,287
977% 1,319 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
165GB free
Firmware: 1.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 360 360 360 359 360 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 366
Mixed 263
SusWrite 360
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 38.2
159% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 280
215% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 106%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
98GB free
Firmware: 2.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 142 113 137 147 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 406
Write 151
Mixed 195
SusWrite 137
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.2
158% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 154
119% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 25.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 21.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 88%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $587
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HDDRAMUSB
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