MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.8% 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 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1202 x 670 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 22:57
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 714 68% 564 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8678) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 43.7 Reflection 42.3 Parallax 42.4 36% 42.8 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 33.8 30% 37 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Gigabyte(1458 3536) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	9.41% Terrible	Lighting 10.5 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.88 9% 10.5 fps	MRender 14.5 Gravity 11.1 Splatting 14.6 11% 13.4 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.41% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 47 72 56 53 59 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 457 Write 345 Mixed 105 SusWrite 81.8 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 28.7 144% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 109 116% 197 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 912GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 142 152 150 149 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 148 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 107%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 195 204 194 198 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 25 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 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	2,454x
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	852x
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 $90Bench 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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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