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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	68.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '18 at 12:52
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 627 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD Smartbuy 60GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 56GB free Firmware: S9FM02.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3034 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 97 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 36 (AD) Unknown 100 100 80543821 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2046040	57.4% Above average	Read 427 Write 167 Mixed 222 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 6.33 92% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 83.7 DQ Mixed 3.25 30% 70.7 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 68%
Kingston SUV300S37A120G 120GB 4,336 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th 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 0 (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 100 100 9993 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 825 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 147 (AD) Unknown 100 100 27066841 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 30998941 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 138 (C2) HDA temperature 70 57 184684249118 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 55 (E9) Unknown 100 100 33997 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 158133 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14237 (F4) Unknown 100 100 413 (F5) Unknown 100 100 473 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13860256	68.6% Good	Read 520 Write 118 Mixed 223 62% 287 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 13.3 103% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 56.3 94% 186 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 109GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 99 19221400 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1253 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 57380649 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9891 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 816 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 67 504430619 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 84 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 26976 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 42949672987 (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 94931662151780 (F1) Unknown 100 253 26377730227 (F2) Unknown 100 253 90999059760	73.8% Very good	Read 133 Write 123 Mixed 135 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.55 194% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.2 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 98%

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

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	2,448x
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	850x
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 $76Bench 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