MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 190% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	212% 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	63.9% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 20:06
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 263 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 733 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$835 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	212% Outstanding	Lighting 314 Reflection 303 Parallax 329 256% 315 fps	MRender 352 Gravity 254 Splatting 192 209% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 104 87 104 112 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.9% Good	Read 132 Write 204 Mixed 169 SusWrite 105 35% 153 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 35.3 148% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 133 108% 153 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 89%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$100 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 312GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 464 474 481 483 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 272 Mixed 315 SusWrite 469 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 54.3 191% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 258 217% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1TB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2250 1865 1331 1326 1328 1334 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1865 Write 2,238 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 1,572 418% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 61.9 229% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,186 900% 1217 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 320%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 867GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 129 132 132 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 89.4 Write 118 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 128 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 227% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 71GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 75 69 88 94 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 97.4 Write 98.1 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 82 70% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 76%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 171 174 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 169 Mixed 107 SusWrite 170 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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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