MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	129% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 01:30
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 465 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 72 Parallax 64.2 53% 66.9 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 64 Splatting 57.6 52% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 480 472 466 368 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 481 Mixed 365 SusWrite 388 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 68.8 228% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 320 242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 135%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 494GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 107 Write 67.3 Mixed 56 SusWrite 96.6 60% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 602GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 188 186 186 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 151 Mixed 84 SusWrite 178 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 344GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 88 89 87 87 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 83.2 100% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 105%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,957 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,489x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	445x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	303x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	246x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16