MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.8% 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	40.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	13.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	73%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.7% Good	Memory 71 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 176 66% 115 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 503 47% 393 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.8% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 48 Parallax 43.3 38% 45.8 fps	MRender 49.2 Gravity 48.6 Splatting 43.9 38% 47.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 95 57 55 53 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 236 Write 179 Mixed 165 SusWrite 69 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 14.7 66% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 157 117% 151 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 85%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 60GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 219 216 217 218 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 387 Write 338 Mixed 223 SusWrite 226 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 27.1 98% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 164 166% 270 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 70GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 353 312 302 287 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 376 Mixed 327 SusWrite 311 80% 353 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 36.9 128% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 257GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 89 89 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 108 Write 105 Mixed 50 SusWrite 87.9 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 21.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 96%

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

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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