MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% 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 Drive281% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '22 at 20:15
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 279
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 761
75% 616 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 141
Parallax 127
99% 130 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 133
Splatting 119
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-000H1 1TB
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS0NEXF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1608 1450 1393 1485 1391 1193 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,390
Write 2088
Mixed 1,725
SusWrite 1,420
427% 1,906 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 67.3
218% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 806
DQ Write 559
DQ Mixed 664
501% 676 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 281%
Great: 333%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$85
22GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 395
Write 423
Mixed 370
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 38.7
132% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 342
257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$101
206GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 108 109 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 120
Write 103
Mixed 35.1
SusWrite 108
66% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.7% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21.9
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 22.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 84%

 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 4,942 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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