MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	122% 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	298% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

2 years ago, 21 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '22 at 20:51
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 241 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 706 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 164 Parallax 164 132% 163 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 147 Splatting 129 118% 147 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$240 4,222 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 1440 1686 1822 1852 1870 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,697 Write 1,544 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 1,655 341% 1,514 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 71.2 235% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,423 DQ Write 1102 DQ Mixed 1,236 932% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 389%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 466GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 378 326 328 329 329 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 457 Mixed 353 SusWrite 351 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.1 225% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 445 264 135 138 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 441 Mixed 370 SusWrite 255 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 42 163% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 278 210% 279 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 95%
Ct1000p2 SSD8 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 135GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 579 464 64 61 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 567 Mixed 531 SusWrite 301 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 48.6 4K Mixed 37.2 120% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 349 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M4C3600C18 2x8GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 32.3 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 47.3 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	60x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	11x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16