MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.6% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 10:30
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 224 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 286 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80% Very good	Lighting 100 Reflection 113 Parallax 99.9 82% 104 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 97.9 Splatting 88.4 77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 126 201 252 301 231 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 400 Write 25.3 Mixed 358 SusWrite 213 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 39.1 144% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 81.7 DQ Mixed 66.8 79% 144 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 83GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,471 Write 2,226 Mixed 1,890 489% 2,196 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85 283% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 917 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 805 613% 829 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 56GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 149 145 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 118 Write 90.4 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 146 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 113GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 104 104 103 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 116 Write 87.2 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 103 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 24 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 110%

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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	2,451x
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 $261	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