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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

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Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics27.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 04:19
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 196
81% 137 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 460
54% 417 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 79.6%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Lighting 31.4
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 38.2
26% 33.2 fps
MRender 41.9
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 33.8
31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 27.5%
 Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS120GSSD220S 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 48 74 29 17 72 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 381
Write 83.3
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 51.7
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 15.9
86% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 132
104% 144 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑
This bench: 50.3%
 Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 25.3
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 81.3%
 Great: 85%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,449x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples851x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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