MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	80.6% 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	127% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 00:32
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 665 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Gigabyte(1458 230C) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 137 77% 106 fps	MRender 85.3 Gravity 101 Splatting 124 87% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 404 356 351 347 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 438 Mixed 360 SusWrite 365 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.2 222% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
LEXAR JD FIREFLY 2GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID a575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	3.33% Terrible	Read 11 Write 1.8 Mixed 3 SusWrite 2.2 5% 4.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.33% Great: 7%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 19GB free, PID a1a2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	9.49% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 17.8 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 1.1 18% 13.5 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.6 168% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.49% Great: 17%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 100 101 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 95.7 Write 105 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 101 127% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 59%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 7GB free, PID a1a2 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.52% Terrible	Read 16.1 Write 5.9 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 9.2 11% 9.35 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.52% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.1 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,490x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,163x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	867x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	446x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	304x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16