MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 17:46
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 745 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 2025 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 78.2 Parallax 70.1 62% 74.6 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 62 58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 422 436 448 449 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 174 Mixed 248 SusWrite 420 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 44.8 174% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 139 144% 239 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 91GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 148 148 148 148 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 409 SusWrite 183 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 65.3 232% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 115%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 75GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 482 358 248 245 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 240 Mixed 218 SusWrite 342 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 43.1 157% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 330 243% 316 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 30.9 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 107%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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