MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	54.4% 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	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '17 at 19:54
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.2% Below average	Memory 47.2 1-Core 24.9 2-Core 49.9 27% 40.7 Pts	4-Core 88.1 8-Core 98 12% 93.1 Pts	64-Core 96.2 6% 96.2 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1542 MHz, MLim: 1815 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.4% Above average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 107 41% 74.9 fps	MRender 99.9 Gravity 102 Splatting 92.9 80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 133GB free Firmware: 5.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 5036610 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 73796128094878 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1800 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 58 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 5036610 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 5036610 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 5036610 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3566 (EA) Unknown 0 0 5187 (F1) Unknown 0 0 5187 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5114	43.9% Average	Read 192 Write 177 Mixed 142 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 12.9 71% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 81.8 DQ Mixed 40 48% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 67%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 22310027 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 84250078486978 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 900 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 31 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 37 49 73017655333 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 22310027 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 22310027 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 22310027 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 97 97 34359738369 (E9) Unknown 0 0 9789 (EA) Unknown 0 0 7727 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7727 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5847	53.4% Above average	Read 434 Write 132 Mixed 223 57% 263 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 44.7 4K Mixed 15.4 80% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 77.7 DQ Mixed 43.7 48% 81.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 81GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1637 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 877 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1630 (C2) HDA temperature 109 100 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 124 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.22 82% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB 1,415 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 20.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 172 23% 172 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 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	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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