MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	94.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 19:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 462 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 61.2 58% 67.2 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 382 381 351 184 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 387 Write 393 Mixed 320 SusWrite 296 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 37.8 150% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 316 241% 326 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 485GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 142 141 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 136 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 140 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 180 180 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 142 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40 17,642 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 298GB free Firmware: ES2ZB90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 85 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 85.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 87.3 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 88%

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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	2,448x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	850x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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