MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	145% 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	210% 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	13.6 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	Mar 06 '18 at 02:47
Run Duration	106 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$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)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 900 91% 738 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 216 Parallax 196 171% 207 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 203 Splatting 135 127% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 145% 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% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,049 Write 1,140 Mixed 1,120 316% 1,436 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 26.7 163% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 86.2 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 25.2 82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% 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 (15^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 100 100 280 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 223 (64) Unknown 100 100 1483981 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 99 99 18 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 88 (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 23 0 64427720727 (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 96 1 400 (D4) Unknown 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1115 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1868 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1061 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 307246	87.9% Excellent	Read 507 Write 328 Mixed 347 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 24.1 115% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 24.3 93% 209 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 35.6 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 111%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,937 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	2,476x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
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	282x
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	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16