MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	93.3% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 19:57
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 565 72% 544 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 139 Parallax 142 121% 143 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 109% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$115 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126KB SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 227 173 249 186 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 296 Mixed 284 SusWrite 220 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.8 157% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 189 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 114%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 983 1126 1470 1473 1469 1591 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 1,538 Mixed 1055 SusWrite 1352 304% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 85.4 294% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 907 DQ Mixed 325 413% 736 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 282%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 94GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 122 82 20 109 28 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,492 Mixed 1,020 SusWrite 187 230% 1,032 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 78.5 284% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 268 337% 589 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 255%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 12GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 61 60 62 60 59 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 85 Write 80.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 59.8 53% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 30.4 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 137%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,884 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	2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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