MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics28.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 02:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 92
2-Core 251
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 655
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 35.6
Parallax 33.4
30% 35.5 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 35.4
Splatting 24
26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 423 419 421 419 422 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 329
Mixed 256
SusWrite 417
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 47.7
177% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 285
227% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 114%
Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ABA300V 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: MZ6OACA0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 157 157 157 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 147
Write 136
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 156
83% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 95%

 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 4,883 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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