MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.6% 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	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, 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '20 at 07:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 246 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 709 70% 574 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.1 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.1 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 39.7 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.2 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 375 357 348 310 366 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 452 Mixed 308 SusWrite 347 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 37.2 133% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 119 136% 231 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 95%
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 120GB free Firmware: SAFC01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 308 309 307 307 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 456 Write 320 Mixed 253 SusWrite 305 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 29.2 107% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 60 118% 239 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 24 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 85%

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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	2,465x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	441x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	365x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16