MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% 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	93.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 595 80% 597 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 110% 136 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 130 Splatting 115 95% 115 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 230 281 238 230 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 331 Mixed 303 SusWrite 249 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43.7 160% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 146 138% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 97%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 68GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 438 443 443 369 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 473 Mixed 327 SusWrite 386 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 38.9 156% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 178 151% 215 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 159GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 383 347 236 236 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 363 Mixed 389 SusWrite 299 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.7 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 317 238% 318 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 676GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 108 Write 98.3 Mixed 101 SusWrite 109 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3000C14-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C16-8GTZ 04CD F4-3000C14-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C16-8GTZ 32GB 3002, 3002, 3002, 3002 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 34.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 32.5 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 46.1 87% 46.1 ns

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,482x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16