MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91% 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	43.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 04:52
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 227 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 566 62% 488 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2089 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 121 Parallax 102 94% 113 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 104 Splatting 107 86% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.3 69 101 108 105 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 388 Write 4.8 Mixed 16.8 SusWrite 81 26% 123 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 5.4 85% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB 1,399 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 83GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 201 195 193 196 198 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 460 Write 394 Mixed 214 SusWrite 202 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 48.5 4K Mixed 33.3 102% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 51.5 48% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 127%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 209GB free Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 117 276 93 153 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 485 Write 202 Mixed 126 SusWrite 134 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 33.8 107% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.3 DQ Write 54.1 DQ Mixed 10 17% 32.1 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 120 127 148 125 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 150 Mixed 105 SusWrite 128 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 1,679 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 41GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Read 41 Write 23 Mixed 27 SusWrite 23.7 36% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 5 319% 5.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 26.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 101%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,896 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	2,456x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	852x
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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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