MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150722
Uptime	14.7 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 20:47
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 46 1-Core 26.9 2-Core 75.6 30% 49.5 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 391 41% 330 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 78.2 35% 60.5 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 78.8 56% 66.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 138 137 127 134 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 435 Write 406 Mixed 333 SusWrite 159 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 26.6 93% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 296 233% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 834GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 169 171 169 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 171 Mixed 102 SusWrite 169 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-4GRR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GRR 0420 F4-2133C15-4GRR 0420 F4-2400C15-4GRR 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.7 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 176 23% 176 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 76%

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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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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16