MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	21.1% 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)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (96^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 98.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 693 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.4% 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: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.1% Poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 56.4 0% 42.3 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 76 Splatting 74.9 62% 75.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,982 Write 1,296 Mixed 579 282% 1,286 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 54 227% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 661 611% 938 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
OCZ AGILITY3 90GB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 11GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 75 78 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 168 Write 93.3 Mixed 116 SusWrite 76.5 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 93.8 4K Mixed 30.1 128% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 92.3 DQ Mixed 104 80% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 55%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 28GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 113 113 110 110 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 149 Write 144 Mixed 154 SusWrite 108 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 33.6 151% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 131 107% 152 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 61%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 85GB free Firmware: SD35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 73 72 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 97.2 Write 96.5 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 71.6 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 441GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 105 104 104 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 65.5 Write 60 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 103 49% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 30.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 33.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 45.6 88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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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	2,453x
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	851x
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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $587

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