MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 18:44
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 275
89% 163 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 524
70% 524 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 115
Parallax 95.5
87% 106 fps
MRender 94.1
Gravity 100
Splatting 100
81% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,545
Write 2,314
Mixed 1,607
479% 2,156 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 80.9
277% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 1,067
DQ Mixed 1,217
860% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB
110GB free
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1198 1197 1197 1178 1208 1117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,898
Write 1,192
Mixed 929
SusWrite 1,182
290% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 63.1
242% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 937
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 504
415% 609 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 251%
Great: 247%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
265GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 153 151 151 150 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 147
Write 121
Mixed 84
SusWrite 150
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.7% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.4
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 24.2
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 109%

 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 4,882 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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