MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	115% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171009
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 11:32
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 712 80% 626 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 197 Parallax 192 144% 188 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 177 Splatting 128 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 370 362 334 316 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 479 Mixed 371 SusWrite 346 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 50.8 187% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 348 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 987GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 106 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 88%
USB 2.0 Flash Disk 2GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 0201 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 10 Write 1.8 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1.8 4% 3.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 15% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.3 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 26.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 91%

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

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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	2,450x
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 $182	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) $30	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