MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	142% 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	91.6% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 05 '21 at 06:02
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 251 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 670 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7977) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.65% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 8.6 Parallax 8.5 6% 8.13 fps	MRender 9.4 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 11.7 8% 9.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.65% Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 181 Parallax 226 151% 197 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 198 Splatting 152 155% 194 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 345 408 263 194 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 267 Mixed 273 SusWrite 263 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 33.2 142% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 225 186% 271 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2.5TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 215GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 26 20 45 24 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 153 Write 14.4 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 34.2 39% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB-$74 9,729 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%

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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	2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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