MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.4% 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	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 06:00
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 87.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 229 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 454 56% 429 Pts	64-Core 469 29% 469 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 105 142 139 123 143 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 346 Write 208 Mixed 204 SusWrite 131 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 28.5 120% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 95.5 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 164 118% 149 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 370GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 302 128 130 123 121 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 443 Mixed 394 SusWrite 207 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 59.7 199% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5598 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 6.1 5.2 4.6 5 4.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	8.69% Terrible	Read 34.7 Write 5.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 5.1 15% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 2.5 118% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.69% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.5 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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