MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	103% 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	96.6% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 17:54
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 197 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 544 56% 453 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 137 Parallax 129 106% 132 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 138 Splatting 117 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 229 140 136 132 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 413 Mixed 374 SusWrite 167 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 49.8 170% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 342 257% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 380GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 123 125 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 185 Write 81.9 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 123 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 194GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 119 119 120 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 140 Write 156 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 120 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$72 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 131GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 57 57 58 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 31.9 Write 47.7 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 59.3 34% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 68%
BUFFALO HD-LXU3 3TB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID 01f7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 71 71 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 71.4 118% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 76%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 779GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 103 137% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.5% Good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 79%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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