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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161019
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 22 '21 at 02:05
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 229
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 744
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$237
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 182
Parallax 0.3
132% 114 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 168
Splatting 123
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110
115GB free
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 650 655 657 653 656 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 651
Mixed 676
SusWrite 654
195% 883 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 53.4
213% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 405
320% 456 MB/s
Poor: 116%
This bench: 188%
Great: 188%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$34
472GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 65 56 79 79 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 158
Write 149
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 74.1
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 29.8
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 36: 5R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
36% 23% 52 298 204 60 23.8" 1920 1080 ACR0734 XV240Y P
History: Score 27: 2R 3G 8B | Score 36: 5R 2G 5B
Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,170 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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