MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 197% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	218% 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	353% 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '22 at 17:22
Run Duration	315 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 750 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 278 Parallax 350 267% 319 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 260 Splatting 185 209% 267 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 503GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 1860 1801 1148 1146 1147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	353% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 2,396 Mixed 1,666 SusWrite 1,382 449% 2,003 MB/s	4K Read 68.6 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 100 340% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,482 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 1,324 1,000% 1,345 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 353% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 216GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 494 494 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 493 Mixed 463 SusWrite 493 111% 492 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.6 217% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 197GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 494 494 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 491 Mixed 456 SusWrite 494 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 69.2 230% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 109GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,562 Write 2,400 Mixed 1,731 496% 2,231 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 99.8 341% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 1,279 DQ Mixed 1,334 1,017% 1,377 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 202 202 200 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 211 Mixed 105 SusWrite 201 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 24.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 28.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 124%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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	2,453x
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 $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 $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 $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