MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	87% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

26 days ago, 26 days ago, 26 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 02:06
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 225 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 594 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 165 Parallax 100 83% 122 fps	MRender 93.8 Gravity 101 Splatting 97.1 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 366 193 68 49 55 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 467 Write 451 Mixed 430 SusWrite 178 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 41.9 142% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 255 205% 285 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 118%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 202 200 204 204 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 146 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 200 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 449% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 855GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 133 139 143 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 137 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.4% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.9 35% 12.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.9 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 110%

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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	68	56	60	27"	1280 720	SAM08DC S27B350

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,979 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	2,492x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,167x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	314x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	869x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	447x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	371x

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 $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	126x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	282x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16