MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '18 at 17:58
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	15%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 675 67% 547 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 PRO Series 500GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1553 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1392 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 59 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 14 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9484506918	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 497 Mixed 503 113% 504 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 49.8 165% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 133 144% 240 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 184GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,240 356% 1,628 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 37.7 166% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 105 119% 206 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 902GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 172 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6404 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 5983 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2850 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 440 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5963 (C2) HDA temperature 113 90 30 (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	102% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 160 Mixed 150 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.37 4K Mixed 0.24 101% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 891GB free Firmware: HP63 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 110 99 28500315 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3292 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 91510866 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1592 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3263 (B4) Unknown 100 1 163430997 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 84 84 16 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 504561694 (C2) HDA temperature 30 41 51539607582 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 32 28500315 (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	62.5% Good	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 103 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.58 128% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 68%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 653GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 127 Write 117 Mixed 102 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.43 119% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2666C15D4/4G 24GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.4% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 90%

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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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

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