MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	49.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '17 at 00:22
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.4% Below average	Memory 66 1-Core 25 2-Core 47.5 33% 46.2 Pts	4-Core 75.5 8-Core 84.2 10% 79.8 Pts	64-Core 84.3 5% 84.3 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (95 fps cap detected)	49.5% Average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 94 35% 65.8 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 96.3 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Saber 1000 240GB-$148 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 138GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2322 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 431 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80771920 (AE) Unknown 100 100 22 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 22 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1593 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21486 (F9) Unknown 100 100 82393866	72.3% Very good	Read 499 Write 481 Mixed 496 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 14.1 72% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 21.7 DQ Write 51.3 DQ Mixed 13.9 17% 29 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12897026229 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 762 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3449 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 756 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 762 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 762 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 154619609120 (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 200 200 0	84.4% Excellent	Read 139 Write 155 Mixed 153 113% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.14 49% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 5.2 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $587

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