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Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

 Compatible Components (from 7,713 PCs)

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 89%, 234,440 samples3,655x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $232Bench 84%, 146,874 samples2,342x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 95%, 223,210 samples451x
Core i7-6700Intel  $304Bench 74%, 83,085 samples352x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 69%, 76,902 samples257x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 99%, 419,404 samples1,752x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $490Bench 124%, 356,406 samples1,188x
GTX 970Nvidia  $195Bench 63%, 349,414 samples886x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 71%, 397,725 samples695x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $116Bench 152%, 233,414 samples580x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $63Bench 104%, 346,052 samples1,059x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 113%, 258,435 samples866x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 97,496 samples244x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $136Bench 216%, 56,006 samples184x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $339Bench 199%, 22,119 samples162x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 84%, 124,004 samples581x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 71%, 33,113 samples548x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 90%, 62,352 samples306x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 72%, 22,542 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 75%, 21,222 samples236x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 7,713 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%, 234,440 samples$299
GPU
GTX 1070NvidiaBench 99%, 419,404 samples$330
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 104%, 346,052 samples$63
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 124,004 samples$125
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $957

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CAN-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 160 137 105  106  223  245  -  80 $2,026
DEU-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Excellent UFO - 159 131 84  91  227  278  -  83 $1,921
AUS-User, 13 months ago.Core i7-6700K, GTX 1080-Ti Very good UFO - 152 142 111  103  201  250  57  97 $790
USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Average UFO - 151 105 89  85  220  212  -  70 $2,020
USA-User, 1 month ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080 Ti Above average UFO - 147 103 82  93  210  100  104  77 $2,113
USA-User, 2 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080 Ti Below average UFO - 146 116 76  73  199  324  103  71 $2,096
NLD-User, 1 month ago.Core i5-7600K, RTX 2080 Ti Good UFO - 145 93 60  89  216  123  -  73 $2,016
CAN-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-7700K, GTX 1080-Ti Excellent UFO - 145 130 106  113  187  204  -  118 $706
USA-User, 13 months ago.Core i7-6700K, GTX 1080-Ti Very good UFO - 144 165 115  103  176  375  -  72 $554
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