MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	241% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 769 82% 651 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 232 Parallax 139 125% 175 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 151 Splatting 127 109% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 625 602 601 595 590 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,755 Write 1,653 Mixed 724 SusWrite 648 266% 1,195 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 71.2 266% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,206 DQ Write 1,036 DQ Mixed 1,008 786% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 254%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 617GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2063 2090 2058 2083 1488 931 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,303 Write 1,993 Mixed 1476 SusWrite 1,786 424% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 72.9 243% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,370 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 1,256 944% 1264 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 370%
VB0250EAVER 250GB 1,795 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 99GB free Firmware: HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 95 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 59 SusWrite 96 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	34.1"	1280 720	ACR06F3 XV340CK P

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
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	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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

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