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 above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	57.5% 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	86% 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	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 (20%). 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '15 at 16:06
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 208 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 545 72% 538 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 57% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 046C) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1004 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 90.5 58% 73.8 fps	MRender 55.2 Gravity 65.1 Splatting 79.5 56% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12129 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1518 (E8) Unknown 100 100 23517048484 (E9) Unknown 97 0 97	86% Excellent	Read 436 Write 382 Mixed 392 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 17.3 114% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 89.7 119% 213 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 104%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 176 8016 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 186 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1021 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1780 (C2) HDA temperature 118 110 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 121 Mixed 128 95% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.25 91% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 306GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 106022192 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2699 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 12899379228 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6408 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1108 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 538705951 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 315 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13812 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 51539607583 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 68728066673749 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10505664662 (F2) Unknown 100 253 15045822956	80.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 124 Mixed 130 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.22 62% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 112%
Samsung G2 Portable 640GB 444 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 460GB free, PID 6034 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 42.3 Mixed 20.9 42% 34 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 20%

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Desktop 87%

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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	1,152x
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

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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

MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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