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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	67.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '15 at 17:44
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.3 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 176 2-Core 352 120% 264 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 702 94% 700 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 57% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5598 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Lighting 84.2 Reflection 86.7 Parallax 82.3 69% 84.4 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 69.6 61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 464GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^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 1167 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5546 (B7) Unknown 100 100 55 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 51 210454708253 (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 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 539151896 (F7) Unknown 100 100 16881083 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2666958	85.3% Excellent	Read 506 Write 390 Mixed 244 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 23.2 113% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 13.8 54% 116 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 105%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^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 11525 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 130 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 101 (AE) Unknown 100 100 92 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 53 201863462939 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (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 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 25789707617 (F7) Unknown 100 100 809031801 (F8) Unknown 100 100 796082717	67.1% Good	Read 490 Write 266 Mixed 207 70% 321 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 9.16 101% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 62.6 DQ Write 68.5 DQ Mixed 14.5 25% 48.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 91%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 528GB free, PID 8014 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 70.1 Write 75.5 Mixed 10.4 61% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.15 57% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 42%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming

Gaming 68%

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Desktop

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation

Workstation 57%

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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 $109Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

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