MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 15:26
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 635
60% 496 Pts
64-Core 609
38% 609 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 144
Parallax 123
115% 136 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 135
Splatting 0.04
59% 81.7 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 224 115 68 105 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 459
Write 442
Mixed 246
SusWrite 138
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 31.9
110% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 209
182% 272 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 104%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$49
479GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 90 95 96 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 146
Write 141
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 94.4
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4B8G2J2400A14K 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
70.6% Very good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.6
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 121%

 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 4,943 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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HDDRAMUSB
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