MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.4% 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	81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 23:46
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 226 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 431 57% 429 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% Zotac(19DA 288B) 1GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 15.7 Parallax 16.4 15% 17 fps	MRender 22.9 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 16.4 16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 72 55 54 55 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 458 Write 365 Mixed 337 SusWrite 90.7 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 40.6 146% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 130 140% 231 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 641GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 195 197 196 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 189 Mixed 78 SusWrite 197 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.4 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 12 36% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
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	851x
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 $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 $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