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Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

 Compatible Components (from 7,217 PCs)

Popular components in PC builds with the MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Motherboard.

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $278Bench 88%, 226,051 samples3,427x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $238Bench 84%, 140,380 samples2,170x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $355Bench 96%, 211,346 samples435x
Core i7-6700Intel  $300Bench 76%, 78,741 samples321x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 70%, 75,160 samples244x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 400,102 samples1,656x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $73Bench 123%, 332,411 samples1,114x
GTX 970Nvidia  $300Bench 64%, 328,704 samples823x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $243Bench 71%, 371,092 samples651x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $770Bench 151%, 200,356 samples556x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 106%, 319,548 samples1,020x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $102Bench 110%, 237,348 samples815x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 197%, 103,099 samples235x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 218%, 59,142 samples168x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $110Bench 204%, 19,664 samples153x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 86%, 110,500 samples539x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 71%, 30,383 samples512x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 90%, 57,116 samples289x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 72%, 21,697 samples254x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $123Bench 73%, 18,465 samples221x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 7,217 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntelBench 88%, 226,051 samples$278
GPU
GTX 1070NvidiaBench 98%, 400,102 samples$330
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 106%, 319,548 samples$85
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 86%, 110,500 samples$130
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $963

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RAM
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CAN-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 160 137 105  106  223  245  -  80 $1,873
DEU-User, 30 days ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 159 131 84  91  227  278  -  83 $1,833
AUS-User, 12 months ago.Core i7-6700K, GTX 1080-Ti Very good UFO - 152 142 111  103  201  250  57  97 $1,428
USA-User, 15 days ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Average UFO - 151 105 89  85  220  212  -  70 $1,898
USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Above average UFO - 147 103 82  93  210  100  104  77 $2,009
USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Below average UFO - 146 116 76  73  199  324  103  71 $1,958
NLD-User, 8 days ago.Core i5-7600K, RTX 2080 Ti Above average UFO - 145 93 60  89  216  123  -  73 $2,008
CAN-User, 9 months ago.Core i7-7700K, GTX 1080-Ti Excellent UFO - 145 130 106  113  187  204  -  118 $1,365
USA-User, 12 months ago.Core i7-6700K, GTX 1080-Ti Very good UFO - 144 165 115  103  176  375  -  72 $1,188
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