MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive221% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '22 at 19:07
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 264
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 761
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 761
47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 195
Parallax 188
138% 184 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 188
Splatting 132
124% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB
480GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 1311 1280 953 169 1211 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,483
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,002
SusWrite 1,026
286% 1,275 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 26.3
214% 91.3 MB/s
DQ Read 895
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 309
383% 677 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 221%
Great: 310%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 14.9
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 103%

 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 4,882 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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