MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	175% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	30 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '17 at 07:58
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 265 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 778 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Lighting 46.6 Reflection 51.7 Parallax 55.2 38% 51.1 fps	MRender 50.9 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 38.5 35% 43.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 137GB free Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 127 1 1610 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 12365 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 695 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 31 0 68722229279 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 77 1 1610 (E7) Temperature 90 90 11 (EA) Unknown 100 100 90917 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2881 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3779 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 10631254	102% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 422 Mixed 460 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 30.4 137% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 83.3 132% 252 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 97%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,155 Write 513 Mixed 935 192% 868 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 52.9 254% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 734 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 176 210% 380 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 243%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 143 9841 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 506 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1675 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 394 (10) Unknown 0 200 9088513879 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 456 (C2) HDA temperature 111 100 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	81.9% Excellent	Read 146 Write 139 Mixed 140 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.66 4K Mixed 0.25 117% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,442 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 34.1 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 34.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $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