MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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	102% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '20 at 06:39
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 254 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 703 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3733) ≥ 4GB; MSI RTX 2070 2 fan CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3540 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 132 Parallax 134 114% 135 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 113% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 81 80 80 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 415 SusWrite 114 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 52.8 190% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 126GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 472 469 474 474 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 418 SusWrite 466 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 91GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 472 471 475 475 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 483 Mixed 461 SusWrite 468 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 64.7 223% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 171GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 924 921 888 898 872 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,050 Write 921 Mixed 738 SusWrite 905 255% 1,154 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 58.6 236% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 377 360% 585 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZB 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.6% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 102%

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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%

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	2,453x
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 $295	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16