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Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

 Compatible Components (from 15,065 PCs)

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $260Bench 85%, 385,752 samples7,100x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 264,584 samples4,480x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 89%, 414,115 samples811x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 77%, 160,168 samples739x
Core i5-6500Intel  $198Bench 72%, 152,260 samples600x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples3,216x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples2,021x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples1,592x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 789,870 samples1,318x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $749Bench 128%, 494,721 samples994x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 104%, 662,032 samples1,825x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 465,159 samples1,528x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 175,522 samples338x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 108,899 samples266x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $71Bench 199%, 29,184 samples259x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 71%, 62,869 samples1,041x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 307,966 samples1,026x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 86%, 237,234 samples584x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 41,556 samples502x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 73%, 43,667 samples406x
Best Build (Edit with custom PC builder) Based on the most popular components from 15,065 user systems.
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntelBench 85%, 385,752 samples$260
GPU
GTX 1070NvidiaBench 78%, 785,629 samples$415
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsungBench 104%, 662,032 samples$75
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 71%, 62,869 samples$60
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $950

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CPU
GPU
SSD
HDD
RAM
Price
USA-User, 15 months ago.Core i7-7700K, RTX 2080-Ti Very good UFO - 147 160 125  94  185  346  84  97 $1,812
DEU-User, 14 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080-Ti Good UFO - 145 134 105  84  194  276  90  72 $1,919
BEL-User, 16 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080-Ti Excellent UFO - 143 127 95  89  195  221  58  77 $1,733
DEU-User, 17 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080-Ti Good UFO - 143 154 114  85  183  372  51  89 $1,841
USA-User, 15 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080-Ti Very good UFO - 144 125 104  94  195  208  56  89 $1,720
CAN-User, 19 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080-Ti Excellent UFO - 142 132 108  98  187  245  -  80 $1,780
DEU-User, 19 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080-Ti Excellent UFO - 140 130 95  87  187  278  -  83 $1,683
SWE-User, 10 months ago.Core i7-6700K, RTX 2080-Ti Very good UFO - 140 100 86  87  200  119  63  88 $1,580
DEU-User, 16 months ago.Core i5-6600K, RTX 2080-Ti Outstanding UFO - 143 136 99  92  189  272  -  96 $1,683
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