MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 35% Sail boat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	0.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Memory 29.5 1-Core 15.2 2-Core 35 17% 26.6 Pts	4-Core 69 8-Core 124 12% 96.7 Pts	64-Core 137 8% 137 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 50.4 Reflection 72 Parallax 96.9 41% 73.1 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 99.7 Splatting 95.6 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 256GB 4,055 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 137 Write 261 Mixed 164 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 12.4 40% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 61.2 67% 112 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 100%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 925GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,019 Write 933 Mixed 278 164% 743 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 20 61% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 205 152% 204 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 166 148 150 141 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 401 Write 378 Mixed 325 SusWrite 167 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 20 62% 18.4 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 172 136% 189 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 115%
WDC WD50 00LPVT-75G33T0 500GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 364GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 78 79 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	33% Below average	Read 88 Write 91.7 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 75.5 102% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 3.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 5.6 14% 4.77 GB/s	Latency 257 16% 257 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 79%

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

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,482x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $608

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16