MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	211% 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	55.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (88%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '21 at 03:34
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

PC Performing below expectations (25^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 below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 71.3 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 174 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 410 46% 360 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 298 Parallax 329 254% 313 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 253 Splatting 191 208% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 105 85 98 114 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.2% Above average	Read 130 Write 182 Mixed 160 SusWrite 112 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 27.5 119% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 146 115% 157 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 89%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 312GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 287 339 339 322 323 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 368 Write 292 Mixed 289 SusWrite 314 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 34.3 125% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 223 199% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.5% 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: 1434 1529 1413 1254 1230 1235 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 1,478 Mixed 1,287 SusWrite 1,349 316% 1,405 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 35.7 127% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 776 587% 801 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 320%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 867GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 71 80 85 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 7.4 Write 0.5 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 76.8 19% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 78GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 32 44 44 41 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 83.6 Write 70.1 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 43.9 53% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 76%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 173 174 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 166 Mixed 102 SusWrite 171 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2520 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 98.3 41% 98.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,152x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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