MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 22:00
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 683 75% 591 Pts	64-Core 694 43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 99.6 Reflection 54.6 Parallax 44.6 81% 66.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 65 65 65 66 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 440 Write 262 Mixed 297 SusWrite 92.6 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 32.8 137% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 177 158% 236 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 85%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 297GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 302 451 444 456 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 466 Mixed 400 SusWrite 422 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.6 176% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 221 203% 311 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVR 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.2% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.1 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 103%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,952 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,485x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	864x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	444x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $81Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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