MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.7% 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	130% 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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 11:49
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 778 83% 659 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 112 Parallax 95.4 84% 103 fps	MRender 96.8 Gravity 97.1 Splatting 99 80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 335GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 436 480 486 487 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 491 Mixed 390 SusWrite 456 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63.2 210% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 55GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 359 383 378 384 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 495 Write 367 Mixed 288 SusWrite 352 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 29.2 113% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 153 125% 184 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 86%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 517GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2481 2130 1142 1142 1141 1134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,412 Mixed 1,711 SusWrite 1,528 460% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 91 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1370 DQ Write 1,231 DQ Mixed 1,302 976% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 623GB free Firmware: SD3B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 116 117 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 115 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 70%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 74.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 52 SusWrite 74.6 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 31.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 144%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 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	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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