MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 17:26
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel 0000 159 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 241 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 675 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1367 MHz, MLim: 1853 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 92.5 60% 77.1 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 47.6 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 79 6.2 31 55 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 391 Write 223 Mixed 282 SusWrite 51.9 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 18.9 118% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 12.4 47% 105 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 81%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 124GB free Firmware: R1017A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 27 36 27 27 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 465 Write 63.3 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 31.9 31% 145 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 0.7 34% 86.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 164GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 397 405 403 396 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 451 Mixed 434 SusWrite 392 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.9 205% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
HP EX900 NVME 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 62GB free Firmware: R0213A3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 352 354 354 353 355 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,220 Write 18.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 353 87% 407 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 29.5 177% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 46 106% 214 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 140%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 182GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 76.2 Write 76.9 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 116 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown YRUIS19200MHZ 2x8GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 23.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16