MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics88.4% 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 Drive238% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 06:27
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 149
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 838
90% 718 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 103%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 118
Parallax 111
91% 113 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 102
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT500P 500GB
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 847 928 928 927 926 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,461
Write 917
Mixed 910
SusWrite 874
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 86.8
321% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 884
DQ Mixed 222
282% 484 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 238%
Great: 243%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB
212GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 442 452 303 302 303 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 481
Mixed 451
SusWrite 360
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 36.5
120% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 118
124% 206 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 98%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 164 165 164 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 154
Mixed 96.7
SusWrite 163
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 29.1
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 47.5
SC Mixed 33.1
99% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 53.7
74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 4,905 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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