MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 18:33
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 253 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 708 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 77.9 Reflection 78.9 Parallax 67.9 64% 74.9 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 75.6 61% 73.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 1474 1508 1537 1548 1542 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,284 Write 1,685 Mixed 811 SusWrite 1,449 347% 1557 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 70.7 251% 93 MB/s	DQ Read 1,305 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1121 881% 1,218 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 353%
Corsair Neutron XTi 480GB-$247 664 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 409GB free Firmware: SAFC02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 474 481 487 486 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 431 Mixed 336 SusWrite 464 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.1 163% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 184 174% 269 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 787GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 90 92 94 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 82 Write 100 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 90.9 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 291GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 111 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 118 Write 112 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 111 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 69%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 6TB free Firmware: SND0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 205 206 207 209 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 180GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 98 100 100 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 87.9 Write 68.9 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 97.9 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 125 124 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 127 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 125 141% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 116% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 4x8GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 22.9 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 132%

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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