MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.6% 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.

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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 13:41
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 219 88% 150 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 722 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 48 47 51 50 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 488 Write 477 Mixed 352 SusWrite 69.6 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 32.7 156% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 226 202% 305 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 485 487 487 485 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 490 Mixed 390 SusWrite 484 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.4 220% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Crucial MTFDHBA256TCK-1AS1AABHA 256GB 5,621 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 238GB free Firmware: HPS0V23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 962 996 1001 954 921 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,450 Write 1,002 Mixed 915 SusWrite 966 242% 1,083 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 59.3 195% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 767 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 788 593% 788 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 187%
Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB 8,196 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 238GB free Firmware: ADHA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 694 692 691 738 745 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 881 Write 826 Mixed 810 SusWrite 711 182% 807 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 70.2 246% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 657 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 430 373% 552 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 152%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 137 146 137 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 96 Write 84.8 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 144 74% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 233% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,880 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,447x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,149x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	850x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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