MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	89.1% 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	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 02:21
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 199 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 533 54% 439 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2060) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.1% Excellent	Lighting 114 Reflection 112 Parallax 114 93% 113 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 82.5 82% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 278 216 203 370 376 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 451 Write 352 Mixed 304 SusWrite 274 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 35.2 135% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 186 172% 262 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 136 102 97 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 174 Write 165 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 130 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 101%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 33 25 24 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 41 Write 40 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 31.5 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown W6451U67J5213N3 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 0443 RMUA5120ME86H9F-2666 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.9% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 21.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 72%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,905 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	2,463x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	278x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16