MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 285 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 500 63% 479 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1854 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72% Very good	Lighting 91.4 Reflection 95.2 Parallax 83.3 74% 90 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 84.9 Splatting 76 67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$49 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 550 434 434 435 436 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,779 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,343 SusWrite 454 284% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 81.5 307% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 848 DQ Write 1,192 DQ Mixed 796 664% 945 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 238%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 361GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 679 303 337 336 334 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 1,062 Write 929 Mixed 587 SusWrite 386 165% 741 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 37.1 138% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 253 225% 331 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 565GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 205 205 208 207 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 188 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 205 121% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 22.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 81%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,947 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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,482x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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