MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	90.3% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 10:17
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 443 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 62.1 56% 67 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 58.2 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 325 272 268 273 276 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 441 Mixed 302 SusWrite 304 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 36.9 124% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 244 206% 301 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 108%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 34GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 174 110 109 110 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 425 Write 213 Mixed 339 SusWrite 168 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 40.3 156% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 210 183% 271 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 91GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 65 64 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	40% Average	Read 74.5 Write 43.2 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 64.5 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 443GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 114 114 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 113 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.71% Terrible	Read 23 Write 7 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 16.7 16% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.71% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.3% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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