MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive255% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '22 at 22:55
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 678
64% 532 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 106
Parallax 99.1
78% 100 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 97.6
79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 961 981 957 956 949 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 2,090
Write 999
Mixed 424
SusWrite 969
247% 1,120 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 47
204% 80.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1278
DQ Write 1,004
DQ Mixed 914
746% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 255%
Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 361 246 239 247 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 410
Write 456
Mixed 374
SusWrite 326
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 37.3
136% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 324
243% 325 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 99%
Adata SU700 240GB
143GB free
Firmware: B170206b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 424 451 455 449 455 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 431
Mixed 361
SusWrite 444
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 29
127% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 94
103% 167 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.9% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 15.4
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 103%

 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 4,900 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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