MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '22 at 12:13
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 721 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 720 44% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 232 Reflection 227 Parallax 270 189% 243 fps	MRender 272 Gravity 207 Splatting 155 166% 211 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 7GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,931 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,806 449% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 76.5 275% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 1,160 878% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 153 136 119 114 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 476 Mixed 390 SusWrite 160 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.4 211% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2GB free Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 436 Mixed 359 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.7 144% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 288 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 123 126 142 151 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 163 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 139 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%

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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	1,153x
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 $45Bench 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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