MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
Processor	With 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 20:54
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 243 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 550 64% 495 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 177 Parallax 236 174% 209 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 216 Splatting 147 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 255 63 128 60 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 288 Write 244 Mixed 252 SusWrite 134 52% 230 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 28 101% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 177 154% 229 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 156GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 1084 1184 985 939 964 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1792 Write 1,762 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,022 326% 1,455 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 71.1 223% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 695 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 344 397% 670 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 283GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 104 109 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 109 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 109%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 589GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 97 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 101 Write 90.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 104 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 100%
WD Se 2TB (2013)-$39 2,177 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 109GB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 107 94 67 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 86.2 Write 81.9 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 99.8 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 93%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 86 84 81 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 60 Write 26.6 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 86.6 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0739 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 157 153 155 138 77 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 67 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 137 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 97%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 909GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 115 Write 87.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 122 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 20.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 114%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	176x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	60x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16