MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 15 '18 at 10:21
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 74.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 225 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 724 68% 563 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 78.2 Reflection 81.2 Parallax 77.1 64% 78.9 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 64.9 58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 503GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 502 Write 394 Mixed 411 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 33 138% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 40.4 DQ Write 95.6 DQ Mixed 54.1 45% 63.4 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.6 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 90.9 44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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	1,152x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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