MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 23:35
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 75.6 2-Core 191 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 466 46% 374 Pts	64-Core 427 26% 427 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2060) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 112 Parallax 107 94% 111 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 96 Splatting 82.6 82% 103 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 94 92 90 91 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 483 Write 113 Mixed 174 SusWrite 120 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 29 138% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 129 120% 194 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 133%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 159 156 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 155 Mixed 109 SusWrite 158 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 101%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 954GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 43 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 43 Write 41.2 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 42.2 55% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown W6451U67J5213N3 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 0443 RMUA5120ME86H9F-2666 Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.4% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 72%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
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	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 $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