MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	42.1% 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	50% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$379 484,815 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	Memory 63.1 1-Core 24.7 2-Core 49.1 33% 45.6 Pts	4-Core 94.5 8-Core 126 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 127 9% 127 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$290 1,047,709 User benchmarks, average bench 57% PNY(196E 119F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 59.6 Parallax 69.8 32% 56.3 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 69 54% 67.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 61%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$24 117,779 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 54 51 4.7 55 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 369 Write 239 Mixed 278 SusWrite 76.8 54% 241 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 14.6 77% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 130 112% 162 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 82%
Seagate ST3250312AS 250GB-$30 13,175 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 18GB free Firmware: HP63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 95.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 98 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 71%
WD easystore 25FA 2TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 103 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 110 Write 105 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 103 125% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$90 25,592 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 20.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.9 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 109%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $130

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $272Bench 84%, 482,067 samples	2,748x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 80%, 297,541 samples	1,524x
Core i7-6700Intel $274Bench 76%, 200,378 samples	357x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples	1,077x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 781,161 samples	629x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 648,344 samples	542x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 104%, 744,297 samples	504x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 616,214 samples	479x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $100Bench 114%, 367,037 samples	190x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	369x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 70%, 79,169 samples	335x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 360,684 samples	237x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $873

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $208	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16