MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	May 14 '17 at 04:38
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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 i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 408 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31% Below average	Lighting 30.6 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 62.9 25% 45 fps	MRender 47.9 Gravity 44.3 Splatting 60.8 43% 51 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK128MBF 128GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9409 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 995 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 93 93 239 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (B4) Unknown 0 0 872 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 54 197569413153 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 93 93 7 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13841509484 (F7) Unknown 100 100 433201717 (F8) Unknown 100 100 633088256	95% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 361 Mixed 394 94% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 30.8 131% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 53.8 100% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 101%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 169 2141 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4083 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1211 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 148 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 335313 (C2) HDA temperature 127 102 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 1	50.1% Above average	Read 90 Write 84.5 Mixed 92.8 67% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.12 60% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 77%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 101GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 55 (03) Spinup time 173 170 6316 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5363 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 23815 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1167 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 78 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5284 (C2) HDA temperature 125 100 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.2% Above average	Read 89 Write 86.3 Mixed 89.6 67% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.24 51% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,921 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,469x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	280x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16