MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% 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

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 11:38
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 197 84% 142 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 742 68% 572 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 90% 113 fps	MRender 99.1 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 141 134 132 131 125 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 455 Mixed 382 SusWrite 150 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58 201% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 265% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 50GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 256 205 201 195 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 478 Mixed 396 SusWrite 215 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 67 226% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 115GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 166 169 163 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 131 Write 58.8 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 166 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 13.2 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 16 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,942 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	2,478x
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	368x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	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 $39	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