MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 11:53
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 678 73% 581 Pts	64-Core 705 44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 45% 56.3 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.3 56% 68 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 288 288 294 261 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 474 Mixed 363 SusWrite 303 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.7 209% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 277GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 377 361 362 361 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 440 Mixed 393 SusWrite 380 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 106 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 98.8 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 106 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,881 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	2,447x
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