MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive91.6% 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.
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)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 15:42
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 756
78% 631 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 115
Parallax 103
88% 108 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 99.4
Splatting 88.7
77% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 158 152 147 149 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 182
Mixed 235
SusWrite 155
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 43.6
174% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 164
141% 212 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
86GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 399 274 218 194 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 495
Mixed 408
SusWrite 287
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 71.3
245% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
421GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 150 151 151 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 143
Write 114
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 149
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 26.7
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.2%
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 4,883 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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