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Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

 Compatible Components (from 8,325 PCs)

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 89%, 258,615 samples3,942x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $232Bench 85%, 164,970 samples2,519x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 96%, 253,912 samples480x
Core i7-6700Intel  $314Bench 75%, 86,111 samples380x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 70%, 86,479 samples287x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 98%, 465,493 samples1,874x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 122%, 359,442 samples1,270x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 359,207 samples956x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 71%, 459,273 samples745x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 149%, 261,483 samples617x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 350,190 samples1,137x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $89Bench 114%, 291,972 samples907x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 111,914 samples257x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 217%, 67,076 samples194x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $339Bench 202%, 19,338 samples170x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 87%, 148,112 samples614x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $90Bench 72%, 36,515 samples598x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 94%, 72,616 samples333x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 25,359 samples291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 74%, 22,417 samples248x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 8,325 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 89%, 258,615 samples$290
GPU
GTX 1070NvidiaBench 98%, 465,493 samples$350
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 105%, 350,190 samples$70
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 148,112 samples$115
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $965

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SSD
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RAM
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BEL-User, 10 days ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Very good UFO - 162 131 87  96  233  221  58  77 $1,845
DEU-User, 16 days ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Good UFO - 162 160 111  87  223  372  51  89 $1,937
CAN-User, 3 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 160 137 105  106  223  245  -  80 $1,900
DEU-User, 3 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 159 131 84  91  227  278  -  83 $1,802
USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) Good UFO - 157 123 97  102  221  177  66  89 $1,810
USA-User, 28 days ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Good UFO - 153 110 80  101  219  121  64  94 $1,612
AUS-User, 14 months ago.Core i7-6700K, GTX 1080-Ti Very good UFO - 152 142 111  103  201  250  57  97 $1,478
GBR-User, 27 days ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Above average UFO - 151 105 89  99  218  92  112  45 $2,514
USA-User, 2 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Average UFO - 151 105 89  85  220  212  -  70 $1,908
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