MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.5% 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.

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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '19 at 22:30
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 552 74% 553 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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)	71.5% Very good	Lighting 91 Reflection 94.8 Parallax 82.9 74% 89.6 fps	MRender 86.5 Gravity 84 Splatting 75.2 66% 81.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.5% 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% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 433 433 432 433 433 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,774 Write 1,501 Mixed 1,334 SusWrite 434 281% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 228 4K Mixed 80.9 299% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 849 DQ Write 1320 DQ Mixed 803 687% 991 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 238%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 344GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 206 328 328 327 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 1,059 Write 850 Mixed 529 SusWrite 308 153% 686 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 36.2 133% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 254 226% 332 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 555GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 145 142 148 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 136 Mixed 47 SusWrite 144 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.2 200% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.3% 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 $87Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $610

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