MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81% 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	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 13:50
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 239 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 512 66% 500 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 107 Parallax 91.3 83% 100 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 92.3 76% 93.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 369 339 427 444 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 443 Mixed 319 SusWrite 378 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 46 166% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 196 182% 282 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 137GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 104 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 118 Write 115 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 155 155 150 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 153 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%
WD Elements 107C 4TB 3,603 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 136 137 133 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 135 163% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 60%
General USB Flash Disk 8GB 3,976 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.2 7% 6.02 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.4 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 21.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 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	2,454x
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	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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