MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.4% 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)
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 (12%). 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	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 14:42
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 83.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 235 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 637 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 636 39% 636 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 3FF1) CLim: 2340 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.4% Very poor	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 1.1 Parallax 0.7 3% 1.7 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 0.1 Splatting 0.1 40% 58.3 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 428 414 462 434 469 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 420 SusWrite 445 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 61 201% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 84% Great: 126%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 655GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 453 435 479 456 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 472 Mixed 432 SusWrite 466 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.2 189% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 97 96 104 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 101 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 106%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,915 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,156x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16