MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 45% Speed boat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	41.4% 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	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	31.4% Below average	Memory 47.7 1-Core 25.9 2-Core 51.7 28% 41.8 Pts	4-Core 87.5 8-Core 97.3 12% 92.4 Pts	64-Core 98.9 6% 98.9 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.4% Average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 57.8 38% 55.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 51.5 49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 235 267 290 292 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 457 Write 435 Mixed 381 SusWrite 280 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 37.3 121% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 248 186% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 411GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 282 362 400 408 448 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 465 Write 436 Mixed 323 SusWrite 367 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 50.7 4K Mixed 27.8 102% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 162 151% 233 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 20.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8.8 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 169 24% 169 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $45Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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