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 above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	66.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 10:14
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 746 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 196 Reflection 202 Parallax 206 160% 201 fps	Gravity 186 Splatting 128 135% 157 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 60GB 3,574 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 59 56 57 53 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 382 Write 68.2 Mixed 126 SusWrite 57.2 34% 158 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 39.6 143% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 76.3 DQ Mixed 85.2 65% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 70%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 50GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 272 275 276 275 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 389 Write 274 Mixed 258 SusWrite 275 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.1 148% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 174 157% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 88 94 94 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 118 Write 90.2 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 91.2 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 67%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 99GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 117 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 122 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 117 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.6 328% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x4GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 24.3 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 100%

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Gaming 68%

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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 $133	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