MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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.
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, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '22 at 13:10
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 241 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 725 75% 602 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 182 Parallax 174 154% 182 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 143 Splatting 126 119% 149 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 433 Write 418 Mixed 366 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 49.3 180% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 249 213% 315 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,925 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 105GB free Firmware: EXT09H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 262 262 262 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 263 Mixed 209 SusWrite 262 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 31.7 144% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 84.6 124% 235 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 88%
Sandisk SD7SB6S-256G-1006 256GB 2,611 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 24GB free Firmware: X3511006 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 433 Mixed 254 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.2 168% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 192 169% 255 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 94%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 340GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 143 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 123 Write 125 Mixed 85.6 SusWrite 141 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 27.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 30.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 110%

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Gaming 68%

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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	2,469x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	280x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16