MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	204% 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	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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '18 at 22:12
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 316 105% 191 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 854 89% 716 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2805 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 214 Parallax 215 169% 212 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 203 Splatting 134 127% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,911 Write 1,175 Mixed 1,210 316% 1,432 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 24 159% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 52.7 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 29.1 77% 152 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 236%
HFS500G32TND-N1A2A 500GB 1,191 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 122GB free Firmware: 30000P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 245 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 206 (64) Unknown 100 100 1457541 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 99 99 18 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 83 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 3 (B2) Unknown 100 100 135 (B3) Unknown 100 100 803 (B4) Unknown 100 100 13085 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 24 0 64427720728 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C4) Reallocation count 253 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 94 1 282 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1102 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1834 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1040 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 280673	83.5% Excellent	Read 516 Write 333 Mixed 354 89% 401 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 17.5 113% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 22.9 72% 155 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 35.9 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 34.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 111%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,917 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	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,157x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
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 $48Bench 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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16