MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.8% 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	243% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 09:47
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 607 80% 598 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 77.4 49% 70.1 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 59.8 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 432 433 432 432 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,793 Write 1,493 Mixed 1,345 SusWrite 450 284% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 82.2 310% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 1319 DQ Mixed 800 686% 990 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 238%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 346GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 248 338 323 338 335 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,076 Write 932 Mixed 550 SusWrite 375 163% 733 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 97.9 4K Mixed 38 143% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 260 254% 391 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 182%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 30.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 33.1 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

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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 $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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16