MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '17 at 20:41
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 793 78% 641 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 931GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 170GB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	148% Outstanding	Read 945 Write 946 Mixed 953 212% 948 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 20.6 111% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 488 DQ Mixed 93.6 167% 324 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 152%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 307 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 99 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 57 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2124174833	112% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 407 Mixed 420 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 49.1 171% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 127 145% 249 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 72GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2415 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2652 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 51 (AE) Unknown 100 100 266 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 78 52 206159085590 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 35 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 21916752868 (F7) Unknown 100 100 685824986 (F8) Unknown 100 100 137512592	94% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 322 Mixed 386 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 31.3 145% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 48.3 90% 174 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 97%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 51GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 410 Mixed 366 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 272 4K Mixed 21.8 202% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 72.4 118% 230 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 237%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.3 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 104%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	60x
Core i5-6600Intel $146Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16