MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.7% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	53.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 00:09
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 256 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 716 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3304) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.2 44% 56.2 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.2 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 117 116 110 106 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 134 Mixed 221 SusWrite 125 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 42.4 176% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 208 173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 124%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 92GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 250 252 281 174 276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 280 Mixed 256 SusWrite 252 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 40.1 154% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 176 159% 240 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 87%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 182GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2209 2215 2215 2155 2017 2012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,675 Write 2,184 Mixed 1438 SusWrite 2,137 472% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 86.6 308% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,467 DQ Write 1,419 DQ Mixed 1,395 1,061% 1,427 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 393%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 154GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 112 114 121 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 90 Write 81.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 115 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 131%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,929 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	2,474x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	281x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16