MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98% 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 Drive82.5% 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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 737
78% 624 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 132
Parallax 113
103% 123 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 123
Splatting 102
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 516
Write 350
Mixed 352
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 9.8
101% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 9.88
80% 187 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 21.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.3%
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 4,884 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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