MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics0.64% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive246% 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 GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171207
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.3% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 440
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210
Device(7377 0000) 512MB
Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.01
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.64% Terrible
Lighting 0.43
Reflection 0.62
Parallax 0.41
0% 0.48 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.87
Splatting 1.52
1% 1.46 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.64%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
236GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 708 515 489 517 527 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,325
Write 1,705
Mixed 121
SusWrite 518
256% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79.6
261% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,200
DQ Write 604
DQ Mixed 491
474% 765 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 246%
Great: 311%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
833GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 107 108 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 105
Write 95.2
Mixed 62.6
SusWrite 106
68% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 63%
WD Elements 1TB
250GB free, PID 1023
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 36 37 37 32 30 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 30.6
Write 26.5
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 34.1
38% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
66% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 30.8
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 156%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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