MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime11.9 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 23:39
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 777
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 186
Parallax 191
142% 184 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 174
Splatting 125
115% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 97 105 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 493
Mixed 341
SusWrite 133
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 63.4
224% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 350
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
304GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 487 489 496 403 289 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 494
Mixed 471
SusWrite 441
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 66.5
233% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 136%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 96%

 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 4,882 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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