MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (65%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 00:06
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 260 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 629 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2662 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 148 Parallax 140 112% 142 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 212 161 148 12 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 460 Write 407 Mixed 331 SusWrite 178 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 8.4 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 187 161% 239 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 92%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 594 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 58GB free Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 211 185 176 192 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 754 Write 217 Mixed 568 SusWrite 186 95% 431 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 46.6 137% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 482 403% 602 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 259%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 180 186 181 185 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 49 SusWrite 184 99% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,882 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	2,448x
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	850x
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 $184	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) $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