MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76.8% 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	291% 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.

Run History

5 months ago, 14 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 08:55
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 234 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 687 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.8% Very good	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 99.8 Parallax 89.6 79% 95.6 fps	MRender 98.6 Gravity 91.1 Splatting 78.7 72% 89.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1770 1699 1722 1785 1784 1808 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1,798 Mixed 1645 SusWrite 1,761 407% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 72.7 231% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 869 DQ Write 491 DQ Mixed 778 552% 713 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 592%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 237GB free Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 206 192 233 182 226 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 366 Write 297 Mixed 274 SusWrite 208 64% 287 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 37.9 137% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 187 156% 227 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 862GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 467 470 466 468 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 464 Mixed 402 SusWrite 468 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 56.3 185% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$65 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 128 129 130 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 108 Write 65.1 Mixed 107 SusWrite 128 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.5 397% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 83 83 83 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 90.3 Write 83.5 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 81.9 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.7 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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 58: 0P 5R 10G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	8%	62	205	38	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

History: Score 17: 0P 3R 0G 2B | Score 58: 0P 5R 10G 3B

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,489x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	865x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	445x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	370x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	303x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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	246x
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 $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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