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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	54.7% 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)
Boot Drive	88% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151001
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '15 at 17:22
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 169 2-Core 339 115% 254 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 837 90% 716 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5598 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 60 57% 65.9 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 63 Splatting 54.7 51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Z-DRIVE 4500 800GB 745GB free Firmware: 3.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 104 64035671 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 -25357486912844 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (0D) Soft read error rate 45 45 -60412945949865 (64) Unknown 0 0 2681 (AA) Unknown 0 0 68576 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 28 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 65 94493540410 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 64035671 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 104 104 30060476104704 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 64035671 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 64035671 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 0 0 264 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2329 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1480 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1480 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6983

OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 223GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1399 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 327 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80509776 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 31 (D2) Unknown 100 100 33 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1230 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4944 (F9) Unknown 100 100 50585619	107% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 481 110% 492 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 28.6 138% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 78.4 134% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 223GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2238 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 389 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80198480 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 10 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 552 (F2) Unknown 100 100 37663 (F9) Unknown 100 100 30510449	97.9% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 415 Mixed 442 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 26 136% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 71.3 120% 229 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%
OCZ Intrepid 3600 200GB-$567 5 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 186GB free Firmware: 1.4.6.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 602 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 73 (64) Unknown 100 100 117376 (AB) Unknown 90 0 3021 (AE) Unknown 30 100 22 (B8) Unknown 9 100 307 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 41 58 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 0 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 0 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 0 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 36 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 14 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 3459815 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 100 100 3000 (CE) Flying height 0 100 0 (CF) Spin high current 0 100 16 (D0) Spin buzz 0 100 1 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (D3) Unknown 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (D5) Unknown 100 100 0 (D6) Unknown 100 100 0 (DD) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 1 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100 (F9) Unknown 100 100 70 (FB) Unknown 100 100 37	100% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 416 Mixed 400 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 34 155% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 101 135% 245 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
OCZ Vector 180 240GB-$160 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1062 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 203 (AB) Unknown 100 100 79592272 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 37 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2051 (F2) Unknown 100 100 15217 (F9) Unknown 100 100 94600060	88% Excellent	Read 509 Write 467 Mixed 430 104% 469 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 17.7 123% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 17.9 31% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 108%
OCZ Saber 1000 240GB-$148 92 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 37GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 735 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 57 (AB) Unknown 100 100 77937488 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 4 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 285 (F2) Unknown 100 100 64 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13599883	99.1% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 475 Mixed 483 109% 489 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 28.4 139% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 75.2 90% 147 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 107%

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Workstation

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	859x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	280x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Total price: $573

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