MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	216% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 28 '19 at 07:32
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 803 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 187 Parallax 167 143% 177 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 178 Splatting 120 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 498 481 468 444 422 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 822 Mixed 587 SusWrite 481 213% 973 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 58.7 256% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1044 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 360 342% 558 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 243%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 574GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1566 1020 1025 1028 1024 1021 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,496 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 1,114 369% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 67.6 247% 96.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,615 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 1,555 1,161% 1,543 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 284%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 109GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 533 606 611 609 611 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1068 Write 924 Mixed 581 SusWrite 611 178% 796 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.8 214% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 460 DQ Write 679 DQ Mixed 485 391% 541 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 313%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 203 205 207 206 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 68.8 Write 160 Mixed 31 SusWrite 204 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 200 203 203 204 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 61.2 Write 148 Mixed 31 SusWrite 202 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 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	2,454x
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	852x
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	244x
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