MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '22 at 04:29
Run Duration233 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 545
72% 540 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
PNY(196E 1332) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.6% Good
Lighting 93.7
Reflection 91.4
Parallax 88
76% 91 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 62
57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC401 SATA 256GB
112GB free
Firmware: 90000121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 150 138 139 145 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 491
Write 457
Mixed 411
SusWrite 183
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 37.6
124% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 146
112% 155 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 128 98 93 113 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 179
Write 174
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 118
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
294GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 134 130 133 136 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 158
Write 141
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 132
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 01BA 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 25.4
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 85%

 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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