MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 22:22
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 258 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 773 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 193 Parallax 170 133% 175 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 170 Splatting 123 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 100GB free Firmware: SBFZ10.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 114 97 97 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 483 Write 77.3 Mixed 121 SusWrite 119 43% 200 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 40.1 148% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 217 166% 229 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 89%
WD WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 500GB 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 392 463 460 435 400 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 682GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 148 147 142 146 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 146 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 145 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 877GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 164 162 160 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 174 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 162 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.3 404% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 29.7 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 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	2,462x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

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 $40	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