MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.4% 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 Drive	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 16:37
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 80 2-Core 203 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 564 49% 420 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.7 54% 65.1 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 57.7 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD240HCFV-00003 240GB 107 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM9103Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 397 404 402 391 383 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 289 Write 419 Mixed 314 SusWrite 396 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 39.8 142% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 156 162% 265 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 45GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 117 122 124 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 86 Write 72.2 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 117 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 257GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 122 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 122 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 419GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 125 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 66 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 110%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16