MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.5% 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 Drive250% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 03 '17 at 21:10
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 507
67% 503 Pts
64-Core 506
31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
88% 110 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 99
80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,604
Write 835
Mixed 1,246
341% 1,562 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 54.9
244% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 586
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 196
222% 383 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 250%
Great: 236%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
89GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 481
Write 171
Mixed 280
68% 311 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 16.8
73% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 57.5
DQ Mixed 44.9
66% 132 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 26.5
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 25.1
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 85%

 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 4,898 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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