MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '23 at 18:55
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 86.2 1-Core 119 2-Core 220 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 613 61% 498 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.5% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 66.2 56% 69.3 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 64 54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
CHN-NGFFNV2280-256 256GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 02A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 9.5 317 1.8 1.4 10 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 1,608 Write 42.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 94.6 91% 437 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 67% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 181%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 70GB free Firmware: 1H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 88 88 89 88 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 99.7 Mixed 66.4 SusWrite 88.5 65% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 69%
HitachiG ST 1TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 196GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 52.1 Write 33 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 36.5 49% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	67	54	60	24.5"	1280 720	JRY2590 HDMI

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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	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
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	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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