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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
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Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 17 '22 at 16:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User OMN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 217
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 660
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 84%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8180DS3128GJ 128GB
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 63 68 50 55 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 468
Write 297
Mixed 314
SusWrite 78
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 2
86% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 187
165% 244 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑
This bench: 58.7%
 Great: 78%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB
664GB free
Firmware: JKAOA3NH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 102 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 67
Write 70.7
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 104
52% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑
This bench: 49.1%
 Great: 68%
USB2.0 DISK 4GB
4GB free, PID ffff
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.7 3.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
3.79% Terrible
Read 14.2
Write 1.5
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 3.4
6% 5.82 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.79%
 Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 20.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 72.3%
 Great: 101%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,477x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples313x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples863x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples443x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples367x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples283x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples199x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $578
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $542Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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