MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics151% 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 Drive228% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 23:48
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 77.1
2-Core 141
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 330
34% 277 Pts
64-Core 346
21% 346 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.59
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 212
Parallax 205
180% 212 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 158
Splatting 139
133% 166 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingchuxing 1TB 1TB
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0417A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1317 1361 1373 1404 1409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 1,629
Write 1,378
Mixed 994
SusWrite 1,335
299% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 27.2
187% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 522
418% 588 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 228%
Great: 228%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 158 160 161 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
Read 122
Write 128
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 158
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 18.7
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 311 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-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $614
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HDDRAMUSB
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