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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32% 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 Drive95.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$90
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 233
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 447
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$449
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32% Below average
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 111
Parallax 102
8% 74.5 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 100
Splatting 89.4
78% 96 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 32%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 259 222 187 164 158 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 299
Mixed 292
SusWrite 209
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 38.6
158% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 229
200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 128%
Corsair Force 3 60GB
53GB free
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 69 62 68 69 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 187
Write 73.8
Mixed 108
SusWrite 66.1
24% 109 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 29.9
118% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 72.3
DQ Mixed 89.7
71% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 52%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
260GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1861 858 600 599 598 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2369
Write 2,065
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 853
372% 1,668 MB/s
4K Read 60.9
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 79.1
258% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 843
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 710
531% 712 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 259%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34
780GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 175 176 177 175 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 154
Mixed 102
SusWrite 174
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 88%

 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 5,165 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $587
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