MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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 Drive	153% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 254 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 625 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 141 Parallax 128 109% 134 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 133 Splatting 106 95% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 185 171 189 167 157 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1,315 Write 240 Mixed 592 SusWrite 193 128% 585 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62 186% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 402 DQ Mixed 694 507% 675 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 242%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 96GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 448 456 459 468 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 478 Mixed 320 SusWrite 451 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.1 148% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 66.9 124% 245 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 551GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 146 146 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 166 Write 168 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 146 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 112%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 61GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 117 Write 114 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 180 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 44GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 122 142 143 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 103 SusWrite 129 170% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 59%
WD Elements 10B8 3TB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 35GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 83 77 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 59.5 Write 61.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 81.2 94% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 21GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 114 105 67 79 114 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 89.5 Write 90.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 97.3 118% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.3% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.2 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A-G45 GAMING (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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