MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.7% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 738 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Lighting 62.2 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 91.4 51% 73.6 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 55.7 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 53 54 54 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 844GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 462 461 468 469 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 1,544 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 490 256% 1,142 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 82.3 294% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 629 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 270 344% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 255%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 477GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 127 129 134 126 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 131 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 276% 2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 183 189 190 185 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,877 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	2,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
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	300x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	269x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	242x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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