MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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)
Boot Drive	94.3% 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '17 at 15:02
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 779 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 66.7 55% 70.3 fps	MRender 83.1 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 61.7 56% 70.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hectron HECX1-240G 240GB 249 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: H1DB11 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 598 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 401 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 28 (A3) Unknown 100 100 328 (94) Unknown 100 100 89769 (95) Unknown 100 100 1293 (96) Unknown 100 100 1177 (97) Unknown 100 100 1264 (A4) Unknown 100 100 22000 (A5) Unknown 100 100 69 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30907090206742 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 135860 (F2) Unknown 100 100 111273 (F5) Unknown 100 100 129937 (F6) Unknown 100 100 179538 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	94.3% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 388 Mixed 447 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 27.7 156% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 27.9 38% 65.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 97%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 10GB free Firmware: X231600 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 5071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1161 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 14 (A8) Unknown 100 100 68 (A9) Unknown 100 100 135 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 27 (AE) Unknown 100 100 142 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 79 46 197569150997 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 90 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3541 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2620 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2579 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	75.4% Very good	Read 420 Write 226 Mixed 272 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 16.3 134% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 28.5 55% 108 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 89%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,303 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 984GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 100 Write 98.8 Mixed 106 132% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.34 76% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$29 19,452 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 17.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,469x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,157x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	280x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16