MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive219% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 25 '17 at 21:40
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 209
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 598
61% 492 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.5% Good
Lighting 79.6
Reflection 78.4
Parallax 66.4
65% 74.8 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 70
Splatting 71.7
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000L7 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L6QBXW7
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,931
Write 1,069
Mixed 1,299
316% 1,433 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 52.1
203% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 30.6
104% 230 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 219%
Great: 241%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB
42GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 780
Write 348
Mixed 417
113% 515 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 18.5
107% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 74.6
119% 226 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 147%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 293
Write 231
Mixed 159
169% 228 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.67
664% 5.24 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 151%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown RMUA5110MB78HAF2400 859B CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD2 859B CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 859B CT4G4DFS8213.M8FA 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
63.8% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 20.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 21.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 64%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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HDDRAMUSB
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