MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '21 at 05:30
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (93^rd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 207 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 411 50% 381 Pts	64-Core 423 26% 423 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 378E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 37.7 30% 38.2 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 38 Splatting 26.9 27% 34.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 256GB 1,320 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: MVT03D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 168 164 160 167 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 402 Mixed 385 SusWrite 182 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.9 191% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 321 244% 330 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 484GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 109 108 108 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 94.5 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 108 63% 86 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 198% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 79%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 0GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 25.4 Write 10.8 Mixed 14 19% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.3 180% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 22.1 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 6R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	29%	38	107	6	60	23.8"	1920 1080	LEN65F3 Q24i-10

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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%

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	1,152x
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 $273	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 $179	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