MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 23:38
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	4%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 675 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 118 Parallax 101 94% 111 fps	MRender 99.2 Gravity 101 Splatting 98.3 81% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 170 81 94 59 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 471 Write 431 Mixed 356 SusWrite 128 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 37.9 136% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 74.3 94% 167 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 2TB-$121 12,330 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 80 88 80 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 85 Write 140 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 83.1 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 113%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 8.8 12 11 12 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	9.41% Terrible	Read 37.3 Write 4.8 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 10.8 16% 15.3 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.41% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.8 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 90%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,884 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,450x
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	851x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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