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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '19 at 05:05
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 80 1-Core 72.2 2-Core 111 56% 87.7 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 482 42% 358 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195 1,486 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 125 91 123 112 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 344 Write 404 Mixed 313 SusWrite 142 68% 301 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 40.6 97% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 202 184% 283 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 108%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 149GB free Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1451 1236 1353 1368 1392 1295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,696 Write 1,299 Mixed 592 SusWrite 1,349 276% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.6 233% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 1049 DQ Mixed 990 778% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 292%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 101GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 74 76 78 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 52.5 Write 69.2 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 76.8 52% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1 236% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 65%
SanDisk Ultra USB 2.0 16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 11GB free, PID 556c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.6 6.8 5.7 7 5.7 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Read 21 Write 12 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 5.8 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.8 136% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 10,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1920 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 154%

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Gaming 68%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16