MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55% 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	70.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). 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	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '21 at 21:36
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Memory 76.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 213 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 385 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 387 24% 387 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 66.8 55% 68.9 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 66.6 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 37 64 60 48 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 388 Write 121 Mixed 103 SusWrite 70.9 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 37.3 126% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 81.1 109% 204 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 108%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 292GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 264 254 276 315 255 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 322 Write 167 Mixed 247 SusWrite 281 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 28.4 104% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 196 166% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 164 162 165 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 171 Mixed 46 SusWrite 163 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 25.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 87.5 46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 3R 1G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	20%	54	110	8	60	31.5"	1920 1080	SAM0D35 C32F391

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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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	1,152x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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