MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 39.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	45.2% 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	161% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). 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	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 06:05
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^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 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.7% Below average	Memory 63.2 1-Core 25.7 2-Core 51.1 33% 46.7 Pts	4-Core 96.8 8-Core 94.2 13% 95.5 Pts	64-Core 94.2 6% 94.2 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 50.5 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 64 41% 60.4 fps	MRender 75.3 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 57.1 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 842 1076 1122 1114 1170 1161 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,228 Write 1,117 Mixed 758 SusWrite 1,081 235% 1,046 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 34.6 110% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 253 188% 251 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 220%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 315 319 315 318 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 446 Write 436 Mixed 372 SusWrite 319 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 37.5 4K Mixed 26.7 101% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 249 189% 255 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 20.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 8.4 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 104%

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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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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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $45Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16