MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.7% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 15:25
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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-$219 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 655 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 61.7 56% 66.6 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 54.6 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,284 Write 4565 Mixed 782 1,054% 4,877 MB/s	4K Read 958 4K Write 218 4K Mixed 343 2,007% 506 MB/s	DQ Read 2,185 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,305 1,058% 1,527 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 191 191 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 167 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 192 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FBD 2x4GB 675 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 90%

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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	2,484x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 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	444x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $608

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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