MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	229% 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 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '18 at 01:09
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 567 76% 569 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 101% 137 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 103 101% 117 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 743 787 829 797 807 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,963 Write 880 Mixed 665 SusWrite 796 237% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 56.6 236% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,075 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 388 366% 593 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 243%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 239GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 97 101 96 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 52.5 Write 73.3 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 96.4 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 65% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 107%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 750GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 397GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 328 327 325 324 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 332 Write 299 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 326 184% 255 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 1.4 306% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 205%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 72 71 71 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 71.5 Write 61 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 71 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 32.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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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	2,448x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	850x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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