MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 37.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	35.7% 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	163% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 12:54
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	37.3% Below average	Memory 59.5 1-Core 25.3 2-Core 50.7 31% 45.2 Pts	4-Core 83.5 8-Core 127 13% 105 Pts	64-Core 128 8% 128 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2377) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.7% Below average	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 39.8 Parallax 89.1 26% 53.8 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 68.9 Splatting 57.9 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 900GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 957 964 946 995 949 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,509 Write 1,380 Mixed 1,152 SusWrite 938 279% 1,245 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 30.5 109% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 280 207% 274 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 372%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 202GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 149 170 161 162 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 288 Write 251 Mixed 258 SusWrite 164 54% 240 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 26.2 88% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 195 152% 209 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 198 198 193 200 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 128 Write 179 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 196 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 106%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 465GB free Firmware: MX1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 104 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 104 66% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$69 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 929GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 111 70% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.9% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 19.8 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.2 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 73%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,479x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	284x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16