MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics7.35% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive45.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$121
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Memory 36.5
1-Core 25.3
2-Core 35.7
22% 32.5 Pts
4-Core 73.8
8-Core 69.2
10% 71.5 Pts
64-Core 81.7
5% 81.7 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Gigabyte(1458 4017) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
7.35% Terrible
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 9.38
8% 10.3 fps
MRender 14.3
Gravity 10
Splatting 0.13
6% 8.14 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 7.35%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 187 99 69 68 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 349
Write 303
Mixed 126
SusWrite 120
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 3.8
58% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 124
110% 168 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 164 179 179 182 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 106
Write 83.5
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 174
70% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.5
171% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
H/W RAID 0 (Spanning) 7TB
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 138 136 137 137 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54% Above average
Read 129
Write 110
Mixed 61.3
SusWrite 136
145% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.9% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 11.7
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 219
18% 219 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 88%

 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 5,011 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $706
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