MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160921
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 16:39
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 121 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 666 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 61.5 52% 63.6 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 52.5 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 259 59 79 140 133 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 438 Mixed 339 SusWrite 169 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.4 212% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 24.3 87% 189 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 135%
Samsung SSD 128GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 119GB free Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 431 435 430 432 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 411 Mixed 316 SusWrite 422 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.2 164% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 22.9 83% 184 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 117%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 904GB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 181 180 181 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 188 Mixed 90 SusWrite 180 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 930GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 78 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 79 Write 77 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 77.8 86% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 98 95 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 102 Write 87.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 96.7 115% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 59%

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 below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 85%

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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 4,893 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	2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	244x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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