MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	177% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 18:18
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 639 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 156 Parallax 155 127% 156 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 117% 148 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB 1,391 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 269 269 274 275 275 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 1,074 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 301 245% 1,109 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 52.5 193% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 64.8 DQ Mixed 499 349% 460 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 174 176 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 143 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 175 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 22.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 109%

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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	71	59	0	57.8"	1280 720	VES3700 49FHD_LCD_TV

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,944 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	2,480x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	284x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16