MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 17:40
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$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)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 238 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 529 69% 519 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2028 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 19.8 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 90.5 Splatting 25.7 54% 72.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-533 226 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 414 410 130 410 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 399 Mixed 308 SusWrite 363 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.8 155% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 198 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 726GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 91 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 87 Write 85.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 90.5 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 57%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 192 185 187 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 175 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 188 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 207% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 2x8GB 2,782 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.9% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 92%

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

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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	2,446x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
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	301x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

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	242x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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