MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 198% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 169% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	229% 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	330% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '22 at 17:44
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 249 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 696 69% 565 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Lighting 352 Reflection 287 Parallax 365 287% 335 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 254 Splatting 182 208% 267 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 82GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,729 Write 8969 Mixed 9220 2,078% 9,306 MB/s	4K Read 728 4K Write 344 4K Mixed 455 1,868% 509 MB/s	DQ Read 1,625 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,113 883% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 450GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 1424 1448 1460 1434 1366 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,317 Mixed 1,773 SusWrite 1,447 451% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 88.5 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1262 DQ Write 986 DQ Mixed 1,102 830% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 410%
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 56GB free Firmware: 111110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,946 Write 2135 Mixed 1,780 437% 1,954 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 75.3 263% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,026 DQ Mixed 1,121 860% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 202% Great: 349%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 27GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 117 110 120 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 162 Write 158 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 113 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 440GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 23 22 25 26 25 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 68.8 Write 35.2 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 23.3 46% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,882 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	2,448x
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	850x
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