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 (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	99.5% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	27.2 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 13:50
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 97.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 259 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 701 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% 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: 270 143 61 43 43 42 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 456 Mixed 329 SusWrite 100 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 51.7 188% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 214 198% 305 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 485 480 486 486 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 477 Mixed 405 SusWrite 479 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 65.1 216% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Crucial MTFDHBA256TCK-1AS1AABHA 256GB 5,621 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 238GB free Firmware: HPS0V23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 1019 1008 1002 1005 973 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,373 Write 987 Mixed 899 SusWrite 1,004 239% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 58.4 188% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 796 601% 801 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 187%
Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB 8,196 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 238GB free Firmware: ADHA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 745 762 754 621 236 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 826 Mixed 804 SusWrite 559 172% 765 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 69.3 240% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 658 DQ Write 569 DQ Mixed 553 431% 593 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 152%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 150 148 150 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 76.3 Write 104 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 147 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 231% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.6% 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 37.9 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.9 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,877 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	2,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
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	300x
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	269x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	242x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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