MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	41.8% 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)
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3200 x 1800 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 18:40
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 573 54% 446 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.8% Average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 88 34% 63.6 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 76.9 56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNS128GG4BBAA 128GB 436 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: AGTA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 179 Write 29.1 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 2.3 16% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 7.4 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 0.1 3% 6.43 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 15.4 27% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 60GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 189 192 192 190 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 152 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 191 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 57GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 88 100 97 88 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 69.1 Write 24 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 88.3 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 77%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB 8,167 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 150GB free Firmware: 1AC01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 86 100 101 80 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 92.1 Write 61.9 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 95 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x4GB 154,807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40% Below average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 10.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 12.1 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 52%

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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%

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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