MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive111% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161216
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 17:44
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 795
82% 659 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 135
Parallax 116
106% 127 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 122
Splatting 101
86% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 446 462 457 465 454 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 407
Write 278
Mixed 332
SusWrite 453
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 43.6
172% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 315
239% 322 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 164 163 165 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 148
Write 110
Mixed 66
SusWrite 163
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 40.9
MC Mixed 32
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 32.1
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 118%

 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 4,878 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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HDDRAMUSB
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