MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.3% 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	125% 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	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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 459 62% 460 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 63.9 55% 66.8 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 63.7 54% 65.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 460 466 461 440 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 435 Mixed 369 SusWrite 449 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 55.2 200% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 319 250% 345 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 189 188 183 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 149 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 186 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 25GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 1.6 4.9 6.3 6.8 6.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	8.53% Terrible	Read 37 Write 8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.1 14% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.53% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 26 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 5G 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
43%	45%	29	348	287	60	24"	1920 1080	AOP0807 24CL1Y

History: Score 31: 5R 1G 3B | Score 43: 5R 5G 3B

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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	2,453x
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 $15	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