MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 29.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics54.8% 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 Drive74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit색
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150902
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 15:01
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
29.9% Poor
Memory 46.9
1-Core 24.6
2-Core 48.6
27% 40 Pts
4-Core 71.1
8-Core 115
11% 92.9 Pts
64-Core 121
8% 121 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.8% Above average
Lighting 50.7
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 105
41% 65.3 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 98.7
Splatting 100
81% 98.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTS830S 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2200S8LI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 250 357 390 401 409 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 422
Write 382
Mixed 368
SusWrite 359
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 27.3
90% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 164
124% 169 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 8
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 173
23% 173 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 90%

 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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