MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.2% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime27.6 Days
Run DateJun 12 '22 at 06:06
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 153
2-Core 298
101% 182 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 852
87% 703 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2136 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 114
Parallax 105
87% 109 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 105
Splatting 94.1
81% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 224 169 74 119 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 489
Mixed 387
SusWrite 167
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 44.4
169% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 205
190% 291 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 97%
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
861GB free
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 1454 1656 1695 1689 912 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 1,728
Write 1,707
Mixed 1,228
SusWrite 1,406
341% 1,517 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 92.1
320% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 608
542% 812 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 295%
Great: 295%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
212GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 118 118 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 135
Write 130
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 116
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 28.7
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 31.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 101%
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 4,898 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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HDDRAMUSB
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