MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% 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)
Boot Drive	251% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '20 at 04:19
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 693 66% 543 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3282) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 64.9 61% 71.1 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 68.8 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 920 900 895 895 889 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,370 Write 2,263 Mixed 1,563 SusWrite 1,021 352% 1,554 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 83.4 292% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 762 DQ Write 1,206 DQ Mixed 995 751% 988 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 306%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114 1,116 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 954GB free Firmware: RKT3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2593 1002 926 883 902 885 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 2,526 Mixed 1,621 SusWrite 1,198 384% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 230 4K Mixed 85.5 301% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 764 DQ Write 1,344 DQ Mixed 1,007 777% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 306%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 104GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 471 470 471 471 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 468 Mixed 334 SusWrite 470 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 37.5 135% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 159 173% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD WD10JUCT-63J6SY0 1TB 3,317 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 407GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 95 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 97.9 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 62%

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 (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 27.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,152x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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