MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime10.2 Days
Run DateApr 11 '18 at 03:15
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 101
2-Core 221
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 440
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 438
27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 109
Parallax 102
82% 104 fps
MRender 92.6
Gravity 90.4
Splatting 93.3
76% 92.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 393
Mixed 404
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 43.4
162% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 107
132% 234 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
565GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 169
Mixed 158
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.28
105% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 102%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 14
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 44%
Great: 87%

 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 4,892 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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