MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 196% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	214% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '21 at 13:18
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 282 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 743 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	214% Outstanding	Lighting 316 Reflection 292 Parallax 359 257% 322 fps	MRender 362 Gravity 256 Splatting 190 211% 269 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 202 168 188 218 201 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 433 Write 116 Mixed 255 SusWrite 202 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 12.3 91% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 14.9 40% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 74%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 237GB 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 55GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 449 446 436 464 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 409 Mixed 397 SusWrite 452 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.2 159% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 294 231% 318 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 309GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 444 442 376 267 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 396 Mixed 393 SusWrite 372 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.9 150% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 304 246% 347 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 536GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 157 157 158 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 145 Write 141 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 156 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 5R 1G 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
31%	31%	29	7	5	75	27"	1280 720	IVM6644 PL2730Q

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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