MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 16:40
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 683 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 181 Parallax 178 129% 173 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 167 Splatting 120 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 376 433 441 447 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 450 SusWrite 404 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 45.3 185% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 281 232% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
MZ7LH240HAHQ0D3 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 77GB free Firmware: HE57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 312 316 316 316 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 322 Mixed 418 SusWrite 309 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.6 192% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 331 253% 344 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
MZ7LH240HAHQ0D3 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 120GB free Firmware: HE57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 317 324 325 325 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 327 Mixed 422 SusWrite 316 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 54.5 192% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 333 255% 347 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
SSDSC2KB019T8R 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 215GB free Firmware: XCV1DL63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 353 391 402 409 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 315 Write 414 Mixed 343 SusWrite 374 82% 362 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 35.4 132% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 274 212% 291 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 606GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 139 145 146 145 149 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 189 Mixed 84 SusWrite 141 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 2x8GB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,915 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	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,156x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

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 $90Bench 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 $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 $290	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