MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.9% 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	251% 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	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 (37%). 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	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 17:10
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 207 82% 140 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 518 55% 441 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 545.84 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.9% Average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 89.9 Parallax 60 42% 67.3 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 67 Splatting 60 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1376 1394 1424 1458 1454 1474 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,856 Write 1,798 Mixed 1,737 SusWrite 1,430 384% 1,705 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 61.3 193% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 706 514% 674 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 488%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 448GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 381 394 402 399 383 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 423 Mixed 399 SusWrite 388 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 77.4 4K Mixed 43.4 149% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 316GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 413 426 421 417 420 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 434 Mixed 338 SusWrite 418 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 44.3 146% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 13GB free Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 344 Write 375 Mixed 267 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 31.6 118% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 314 240% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 26.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 123%

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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	23	2	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM705A LC32G7xT

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,964 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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,490x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,165x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	314x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	868x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	446x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	304x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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