MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.3% 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	83.5% 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.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '17 at 04:43
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 85.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 697 72% 581 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 55.1 46% 57.2 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 48 46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155 2,300 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 589 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 627 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 152 (A3) Unknown 100 100 19 (A4) Unknown 100 100 13276 (A5) Unknown 100 100 81 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 9 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 16 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 24 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 200017 (F2) Unknown 100 100 241634 (F5) Unknown 100 100 106208	83.5% Excellent	Read 489 Write 260 Mixed 269 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 29 122% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 48.1 90% 182 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 101%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 144 144 25807225337 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 43 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 41 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 42 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 43 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 163210133539 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.7% Excellent	Read 136 Write 145 Mixed 118 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.4 107% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 639GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 131 131 12896698539 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1300 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2528 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 624 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1300 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1300 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 171799871518 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	74% Very good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 96.8 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.12 50% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.6 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 88%

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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	174x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	59x
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	48x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	24x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16