MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 29% Raft	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (2nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 98 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 16.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics	41% 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	34.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '18 at 20:11
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Memory 24.4 1-Core 5.6 2-Core 14.1 11% 14.7 Pts	4-Core 43 8-Core 69.8 7% 56.4 Pts	64-Core 87.7 5% 87.7 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41% Average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 70.5 36% 59.1 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 55.5 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 117 59 75 57 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 301 Write 154 Mixed 170 SusWrite 70.2 38% 174 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 9.9 40% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 152 110% 143 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 375GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 211 101 113 102 46 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.1% Below average	Read 40 Write 34.5 Mixed 139 SusWrite 120 19% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 27.1 4K Mixed 17.2 43% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 250 182% 236 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	MC Read 2.2 MC Write 5.5 MC Mixed 6.1 13% 4.6 GB/s	SC Read 0.5 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 5.3 10% 3.63 GB/s	Latency 290 14% 290 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 68%

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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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,156x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16