MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150722
Uptime	19.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 02:04
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (22^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Memory 55.9 1-Core 21.8 2-Core 23.6 26% 33.8 Pts	4-Core 64.8 8-Core 84.1 10% 74.4 Pts	64-Core 90.8 6% 90.8 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36D0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 57.4 Parallax 108 35% 69.5 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 80.5 73% 90.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 267 300 293 296 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 349 Write 291 Mixed 176 SusWrite 289 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 18.3 57% 18.6 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 153 117% 159 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 104%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$71 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 83GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 45 46 46 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 62.2 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 44.9 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 41%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 612GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 151 150 153 151 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 108 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 150 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 376% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 18.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 4.1 15% 5.2 GB/s	Latency 140 28% 140 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 105%

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Desktop 87%

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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	1,165x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	446x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	304x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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