MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 07:18
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 727 73% 592 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 107% 138 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 107 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,500 Write 6,668 Mixed 7,323 1,669% 7,497 MB/s	4K Read 459 4K Write 256 4K Mixed 318 1,237% 344 MB/s	DQ Read 1,157 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 894 693% 958 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 133%
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110 5,249 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 124GB free Firmware: 20140516 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 260 261 302 301 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 300 Mixed 292 SusWrite 288 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.6 155% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 195 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 369GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 84.7 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 104 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 345GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 100 89 80 100 102 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 73.5 Write 87.8 Mixed 87 SusWrite 89.6 63% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.5 176% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 1315 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2347, 2347, 2347 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.3% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.2 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%

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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	175x
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	11x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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