MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	245% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 07:35
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 730 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 187 Parallax 169 140% 176 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 169 Splatting 122 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 295 293 291 293 294 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 348 304% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 78.9 268% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 1,004 747% 985 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 194GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 441 462 476 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 486 Mixed 362 SusWrite 464 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.4 198% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 334 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Mushkin Triactor 480GB-$150 1,840 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 147GB free Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 92 98 96 95 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 465 Mixed 388 SusWrite 149 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 52.7 177% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 256 210% 300 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 99%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 126GB free Firmware: 604ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 126 129 121 133 151 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.9% Good	Read 233 Write 181 Mixed 238 SusWrite 133 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 31 132% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 124 113% 169 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 91%
Seagate ST3400832AS 400GB-$68 1,788 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 129GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 60 59 60 59 60 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 47.8 Write 13.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 59.4 27% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 122 121 122 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 100%

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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	2,462x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

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 $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