MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	307% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '18 at 17:24
Run Duration	394 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 281 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 766 80% 642 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Lighting 45.3 Reflection 45 Parallax 39.8 37% 43.4 fps	MRender 39.3 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 36.3 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 690GB free Firmware: EXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 255 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 71 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (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 73 66 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 65 (F1) Unknown 99 99 783634521	81.2% Excellent	Read 374 Write 397 Mixed 391 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 26.2 122% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 26.4 49% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 291GB free Firmware: EXM0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 887 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 314 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (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 70 56 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 186 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4341656400	78.7% Very good	Read 374 Write 398 Mixed 392 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 25.3 123% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 39.3 DQ Write 89.3 DQ Mixed 26.9 31% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2,656 Write 1,735 Mixed 1,930 467% 2,107 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 59.4 241% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 455 DQ Mixed 41 152% 336 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 232GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1804 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 615 (B1) Unknown 99 99 15 (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 74 64 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 212 (EB) Unknown 99 99 85 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6269854092	92.7% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 493 Mixed 507 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 25 130% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33.4 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 24 35% 61.2 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 182GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1846 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 634 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 71 63 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 96 (F1) Unknown 99 99 650016895	105% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 507 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 26.3 139% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 24.3 92% 202 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 148GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1972 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 689 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 74 64 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 14 (EB) Unknown 99 99 89 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1369668561	96.2% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 509 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 27.3 141% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 25.3 35% 62.1 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 110GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2037 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 620 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (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 72 54 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 93 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4625762581	111% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 508 113% 504 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 45.3 145% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 26.7 104% 232 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 30GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2002 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 707 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (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 73 67 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 6 (EB) Unknown 99 99 97 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1016695287	93.5% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 410 Mixed 423 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 75.2 4K Mixed 21.1 117% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 114 137% 240 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 127%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 826GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 80.7 Write 83.4 Mixed 78.8 105% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.19 68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 44%
WD Elements 1078 2TB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 363GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 66.1 Write 60.6 Mixed 60.3 79% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.23 74% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 43%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 75GB free, PID 61f5 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	445% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 478 Mixed 483 620% 479 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 21.3 3,776% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.5 DQ Write 84.2 DQ Mixed 27.3 3,934% 49.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 445% Great: 377%
TOSHIBA USB DRV 32GB 1,074 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 17GB free, PID 1400 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 31.2 Mixed 14.6 32% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.82 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.04 36% 2.08 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 113%

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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	2,446x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
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	301x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

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	242x
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 $273	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 $186	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