MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 30.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics82.9% 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 03:58
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User PER-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Memory 44.4
1-Core 25.5
2-Core 50.3
26% 40.1 Pts
4-Core 89.5
8-Core 142
14% 116 Pts
64-Core 141
9% 141 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 87.3
Reflection 109
Parallax 128
71% 108 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 115
Splatting 105
106% 133 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 141 150 131 134 121 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 299
Write 207
Mixed 231
SusWrite 138
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 26.9
91% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 168
131% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
133GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 163 162 161 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 147
Mixed 82
SusWrite 160
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 114%
WD Elements 2621 1TB
509GB free, PID 2621
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 100 99 100 99 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 87.4
Write 93.1
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 97
113% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.3
155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C18 1x31GB
1 of 4 slots used
31GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.2
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 183
22% 183 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 73%

 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 4,883 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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