MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	101% 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '20 at 00:47
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 747 74% 607 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 180 Parallax 179 133% 174 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 161 Splatting 121 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 256 253 256 238 237 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 253 Mixed 254 SusWrite 249 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 42.7 172% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 250 202% 288 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
MZ7LH240HAHQ0D3 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 68GB free Firmware: HE57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 308 318 317 318 318 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 322 Mixed 420 SusWrite 309 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 53.3 193% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 327 251% 341 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
MZ7LH240HAHQ0D3 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 129GB free Firmware: HE57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 313 325 325 325 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 324 Mixed 424 SusWrite 315 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 54.2 193% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 332 255% 347 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
SSDSC2KB019T8R 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: XCV1DL63 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 367 411 417 417 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 337 Write 416 Mixed 336 SusWrite 385 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 36.2 135% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 274 213% 292 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 606GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 193 193 193 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 163 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 192 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FADG 2x8GB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.5 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 87%

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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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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