MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 09:37
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 257 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 388 60% 434 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 110 Parallax 113 99% 115 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.6 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 358 374 364 359 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 314 Mixed 198 SusWrite 343 100% 456 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 13.9 107% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 142 144% 225 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 493GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2216 1699 358 406 467 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,680 Write 2169 Mixed 1,852 SusWrite 934 374% 1,659 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 67.1 273% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,709 DQ Write 1,450 DQ Mixed 1,563 1,176% 1,574 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 365%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 733GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 100 104 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 100 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 3x8GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.2% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 20 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 53: 7R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
53%	14%	133	344	282	144	31.5"	2560 1440	ACR0609 Acer XZ321QU

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,909 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,465x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	441x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	365x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16