MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 02:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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)
84% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 686
67% 550 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 63.6
Parallax 82.9
56% 71.9 fps
MRender 65.4
Gravity 73
Splatting 47.3
49% 61.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 128GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8PA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 128 126 128 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 385
Write 132
Mixed 172
SusWrite 129
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 34.1
138% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 156
130% 193 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 74%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
452GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2007 958 803 820 823 823 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,343
Write 2,120
Mixed 1,804
SusWrite 1,039
409% 1,826 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 91.5
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,436
DQ Write 1,226
DQ Mixed 1,330
996% 1,330 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 311%
Great: 355%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28
906GB free
Firmware: GKAOA74A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 81 83 82 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
47% Average
Read 81.4
Write 76.9
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 82
52% 70.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 47%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2666 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 23.2
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35.2
SC Mixed 25.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.1%
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 4,882 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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