MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	42% 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	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '17 at 09:07
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 814 87% 693 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.2 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 47.2 Splatting 61.8 48% 58.8 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 16170751 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -6382321398425 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 616 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 110 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 40 73017065503 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 73017065503 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 16170751 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 16170751 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 16170751 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 180388626433 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13754 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7025 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7025 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8810 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1835020	58.7% Above average	Read 498 Write 241 Mixed 287 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 15.9 65% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 49.6 51% 84.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 66%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 224GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2940 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 490 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 87 (C2) HDA temperature 71 58 180389675037	68.3% Good	Read 487 Write 265 Mixed 272 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 7.71 76% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 4.42 70% 171 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 6949 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1357 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1376 (0A) Spinup retry count 127 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 245 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 2 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2158 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 188979806236 (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 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 99 99 701 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 558 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	85.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 149 Mixed 144 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.92 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.32 156% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 100%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,449x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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