MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.3% 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	87.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '17 at 16:02
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	BRN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 237 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 464 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 454 28% 454 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1435 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 50.2 Parallax 59.2 37% 51.6 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 38.2 35% 43 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 128GB-$70 10,510 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225G Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^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 100 100 414 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 455 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 154 (A3) Unknown 100 100 11 (A4) Unknown 100 100 106217 (A5) Unknown 100 100 261 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 50 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 51 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2841 (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 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 89622 (F2) Unknown 100 100 75832 (F5) Unknown 100 100 212434	87.1% Excellent	Read 514 Write 197 Mixed 286 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 37.1 144% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 68.4 96% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 689GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 173 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 441 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 989 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 316 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1284 (C2) HDA temperature 107 101 36 (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	104% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 159 Mixed 154 129% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.24 114% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 15GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	24% Poor	Read 128 Write 12.9 Mixed 13.5 42% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.04 42% 3.64 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 20.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 98%

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Gaming 68%

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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	2,470x
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	859x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

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 $95Bench 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