MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
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 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics105% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170515
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 16:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU9%
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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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 73.4
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 165
65% 111 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 413
50% 384 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 144
Parallax 132
113% 139 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 256GB-$35
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.Y
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 170 126 113 138 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 367
Write 155
Mixed 305
SusWrite 142
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 31.3
124% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 14.2
86% 201 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
673GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 160 162 161 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 138
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 161
89% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.8
342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.7% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 9.9
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.1
SC Mixed 11.1
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 93.8
43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 54%

 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 4,891 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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