MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 11 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 78 1-Core 103 2-Core 222 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 443 58% 436 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 210 98,254 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Device(7377 0000) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.07% Terrible	Lighting 1.27 Reflection 2.35 Parallax 0.47 1% 1.36 fps	MRender 1.86 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.52 1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.07% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 142 Mixed 146 52% 241 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 31.5 135% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 216 174% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 802GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 107 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 106 66% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 63%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 461GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 91 90 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 88.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 89.9 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 69%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 407GB free, PID 1023 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 7.6 8.7 9 8.6 8.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.13% Terrible	Read 9.2 Write 8.7 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 8.5 12% 8.98 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 4.13% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB 1,125 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 30.5 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 14.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 156%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,152x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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