MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.7% 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 15:56
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 237 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 739 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.7% Very good	Lighting 102 Reflection 105 Parallax 100 83% 102 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 103 Splatting 0 47% 65.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 159 109 99 115 92 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 476 Write 335 Mixed 233 SusWrite 128 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 32.1 138% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 244 196% 279 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 100%
Sandisk SD7TN3Q-512G-1006 512GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 412GB free Firmware: X2180306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 370 376 377 377 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 373 Mixed 236 SusWrite 374 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.6 151% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 143 152% 253 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%
WD WD5003AZEX-00S3DA0 750GB 233GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 103 105 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 80.4 Write 70.9 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 104 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s

Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 31GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 38 38 38 32 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 106 Write 31.8 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 32.3 43% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1 71% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 3R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	13%	31	109	5	144	31.5"	2560 1440	AOC3201 Q32G1WG4

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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