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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive340% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 654
62% 514 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2017 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 75.8
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 66.5
62% 71.9 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 73
59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
806GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1382 1900 2021 2114 2115 2000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,989
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,094
SusWrite 1,922
458% 2,056 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.7
210% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 949
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 726
583% 822 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 340%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30
857GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 202 203 202 203 203 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 202
Write 78
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 201
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Garmin nuvi Flash 4GB
3GB free, PID 23cc
Operating at USB 1.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
2.17% Terrible
Read 0.5
Write 0.5
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 0.6
1% 0.58 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 0%
This bench: 2.17%
Great: 2%
Garmin nuvi SD Card 8GB
3GB free, PID 23cc
Operating at USB 1.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.1 0 0.1 0 1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
2.13% Terrible
Read 0.7
Write 1
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 0.2
1% 0.65 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 0%
This bench: 2.13%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 32.8
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 31.1
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 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 5,170 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $587
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