MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	115% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 03:24
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 242 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 666 67% 545 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.3% Very good	Lighting 96.7 Reflection 106 Parallax 100 79% 101 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 92.6 Splatting 95.7 77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 320 288 287 289 283 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 461 Mixed 387 SusWrite 299 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 58.6 196% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 924GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 219 218 221 221 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 184 Mixed 29 SusWrite 218 114% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 111%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 147 149 151 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 61.8 Write 94.8 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 149 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 444GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 98 98 99 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 31 SusWrite 98.1 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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	2,453x
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 $40Bench 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 $295	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 $40	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