MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.2% 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	233% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 19:26
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 260 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 505 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 95 86% 98.8 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 91.5 Splatting 79.1 74% 92.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 768 723 687 666 645 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,096 Write 855 Mixed 680 SusWrite 708 239% 1,084 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 59.8 245% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 377 363% 593 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 243%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 22GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 270 159 104 78 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 282 Mixed 327 SusWrite 177 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.4 194% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 228 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 163GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 102 101 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 129 Write 108 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 101 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 88%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 73GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 118 119 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 117 Write 100 Mixed 89 SusWrite 117 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 110GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 71 74 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 88.2 Write 71 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 72 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 94.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 63.8 48% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 28GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 52 52 51 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 55 Write 53.7 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 51.4 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 57%
Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$36 590 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 23GB free, PID 1697 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 57 68 90 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 173 Write 45.2 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 80.7 92% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1.1 141% 5.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GB 2,071 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 32.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 99%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16