MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.4% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 07:09
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 728 81% 637 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 148 Parallax 131 117% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 138 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 213 183 104 128 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 360 Mixed 326 SusWrite 168 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 45.1 166% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 196 171% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 103%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 464GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 300 324 384 366 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 475 Mixed 448 SusWrite 332 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 58.7 203% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 113 127% 210 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 162GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 113 114 113 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 92.7 Write 93.3 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 112 70% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 69%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB 12,134 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 29GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 0 0 0 3.1 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Read 38 Write 18.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 3.6 20% 17.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.5 75% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 24.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

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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	174x
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	10x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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