MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 617 83% 618 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Lighting 78.3 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 74 64% 79.3 fps	MRender 80.2 Gravity 77.2 Splatting 81.2 65% 79.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 416 446 451 450 449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 451 Mixed 303 SusWrite 441 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 48 186% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 299 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 119%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 57GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 102 114 111 113 114 MB/s Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.2% Very good	Read 275 Write 152 Mixed 185 SusWrite 107 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.1 172% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 113 91% 127 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 280GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 116 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 116 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x4GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 30.4 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 32 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 90%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 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	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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