MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% 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 Drive92.5% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160511
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateJul 29 '21 at 03:49
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 612
60% 494 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 69.9
Reflection 72
Parallax 66.1
57% 69.3 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 71.7
Splatting 65.1
56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
251GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 294 294 286 284 288 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 390
Write 317
Mixed 276
SusWrite 291
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 36.7
144% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 227
202% 304 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
271GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 302 309 311 311 304 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 28.4
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 28.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 38: 5R 2G 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
38% 33% 43 265 177 60 27" 1920 1080 AOC2701 27B1
Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,881 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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