MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.1% 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)
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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 15:31
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 87.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 588 59% 480 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2048 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 76 Parallax 69.2 59% 72.4 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 72.9 Splatting 68 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 773GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 390 144 177 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 326%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 881GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 99 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 94.8 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 98.9 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB 10,297 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 24.9 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 22.2 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 103%

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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	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2795 2795E

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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	2,445x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
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	300x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	269x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	242x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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