MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	262% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '17 at 04:09
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 798 86% 685 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 151 Parallax 145 122% 149 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 140 Splatting 110 99% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 605GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 231 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 146 (A5) Unknown 100 100 4128812 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1154 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 79 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 61 261994577953 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 51539607564 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 787 (EA) Unknown 100 100 921 (F1) Unknown 253 253 897 (F2) Unknown 253 253 643 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	85.8% Excellent	Read 496 Write 285 Mixed 278 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 21.1 122% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 43.3 98% 206 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 107%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1809 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 529 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 50 (A9) Unknown 100 100 552 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 139 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 154 661426077730 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 10 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1981 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1465 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1410 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	105% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 468 Mixed 447 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 25.8 148% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 67.5 119% 235 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1738 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 520 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 28 (A9) Unknown 100 100 671 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 138 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 154 661426536482 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1459 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1274 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1132 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	106% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 476 Mixed 459 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 25.2 148% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 67.5 120% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 226GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 177 Mixed 291 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 51.2 191% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 497 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 172 223% 399 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 144%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,568 Write 1,167 Mixed 1,330 370% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 49.1 218% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 600 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 216 240% 411 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 31.9 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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Gaming 68%

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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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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