MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 39% Jet ski	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 26.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	32.3% 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	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	15.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 08:28
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	26.5% Poor	Memory 39.9 1-Core 21.8 2-Core 32.9 22% 31.5 Pts	4-Core 79.1 8-Core 67.4 10% 73.2 Pts	64-Core 78.9 5% 78.9 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 42 Parallax 42.4 33% 41.7 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.4 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 213 153 53 65 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 404 Write 394 Mixed 354 SusWrite 141 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 23.2 79% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 202 158% 218 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 97%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 117 116 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 108 Write 75 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 115 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 157 163 163 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 148 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 160 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 150 153 154 153 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 151 Mixed 101 SusWrite 148 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 362% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.2% Below average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 4.6 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 7.1 19% 6.63 GB/s	Latency 203 20% 203 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 42%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,882 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	2,448x
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 $76Bench 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 $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) $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