MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.6% 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	226% 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	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.

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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 06:59
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 743 71% 589 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 116 Parallax 110 91% 113 fps	MRender 99.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 863 1286 796 608 604 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,466 Write 1508 Mixed 652 SusWrite 794 247% 1,105 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 58.2 230% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 925 748% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 460GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 432 462 465 464 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 439 Mixed 398 SusWrite 424 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.7 206% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 307 246% 346 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 337GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 437 462 466 465 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 424 Mixed 304 SusWrite 433 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.7 168% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 180 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3100TNTD 1TB 8,556 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 777GB free Firmware: EDFM00.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1613 621 422 419 420 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 1,622 Mixed 1,243 SusWrite 652 275% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 78.4 297% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1270 DQ Write 1,303 DQ Mixed 1,139 897% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 121% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 250%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 61 23 35 59 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	29.6% Poor	Read 120 Write 10.3 Mixed 10 SusWrite 48.5 47% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 29% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 42.2 MC Mixed 32.4 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,936 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	2,476x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	282x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16