MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive119% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime7 Days
Run DateJan 05 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 138
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 780
84% 665 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 137
Parallax 126
103% 130 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 116
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU750 512GB
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: XA001R29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 403 431 426 422 442 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 441
Mixed 417
SusWrite 423
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.3
195% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 278
217% 297 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%
Adata SU900 512GB
210GB free
Firmware: Q0125A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 258 182 411 465 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 478
Mixed 424
SusWrite 361
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 51.2
182% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 317
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 269
216% 303 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
241GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 129 128 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 103
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 127
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 32.5
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 44.8
SC Mixed 31.7
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 4,902 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $573
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