MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	53.9% 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	231% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '22 at 06:22
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Celeron G3900-$25 6,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 69.7 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 172 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 172 8-Core 166 23% 169 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 63.4 54% 66.1 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 63.9 54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 1246 1285 1191 1225 1148 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1911 Write 1,408 Mixed 813 SusWrite 1,172 296% 1,326 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.9 197% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 445 347% 482 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 283%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 227GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 131 133 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 135 Write 129 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 131 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 70%
MD4000GSA6472E 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 155 154 155 158 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 144 Write 140 Mixed 92 SusWrite 152 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 94%
WD My Book 1140 1TB 1,745 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 97.1 Write 97.8 Mixed 73.3 113% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A2 8ATF51264AZ-2G1B1 16GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) - $170

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	175x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	60x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 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 $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $622

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16