MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	231% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 13:57
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 532 72% 534 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 323 323 321 322 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 1,464 Mixed 577 SusWrite 360 248% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 58.7 249% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,027 DQ Write 1254 DQ Mixed 974 781% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 17GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 174 137 142 164 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 462 Write 188 Mixed 223 SusWrite 157 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 20.3 128% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 57.8 63% 107 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 72%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 13GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 465 Write 436 Mixed 322 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 46.5 177% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 153 166% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Samsung HD250HJ 250GB 11,393 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 189GB free Firmware: FH100-05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 94 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 92.5 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 75 74 80 81 80 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 25.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

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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 $31Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

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 $40	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