MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.7% 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	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 (12%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 00:58
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 692 68% 558 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.7% Above average	Lighting 59.4 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 55.8 48% 61.3 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 99.8 70% 83.5 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,446 Write 1,870 Mixed 1471 427% 1,929 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 85.4 294% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,162 855% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 275GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 374 324 323 324 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 458 Mixed 337 SusWrite 350 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.3 207% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 346 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 298 273 268 257 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 458 Mixed 392 SusWrite 288 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63 212% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 313GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 132 133 131 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 56.5 Write 127 Mixed 31 SusWrite 132 63% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.4 410% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 110%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 194GB free Firmware: R0522A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 177 138 138 197 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.1 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 28 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,884 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	2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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