MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateSep 19 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th 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)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 108
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 606
63% 504 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68% Good
Lighting 82.2
Reflection 86.1
Parallax 73.6
67% 80.6 fps
MRender 86.5
Gravity 82.4
Splatting 87.1
70% 85.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 98 93 95 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 343
Write 125
Mixed 181
SusWrite 90
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 36.7
136% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 91.3
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 95.3
75% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
248GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 115 119 120 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 144
Write 119
Mixed 93
SusWrite 118
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.2% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.5
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 20.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 80%

 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 4,884 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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