MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '18 at 15:26
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 764 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 149 Parallax 142 117% 145 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 139 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170 1,466 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 361 332 309 89 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 358 Mixed 323 SusWrite 280 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 41.4 163% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 166 173% 284 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%
Corsair Force 60GB 1,468 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 14GB free Firmware: 1.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 40 41 45 36 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 126 Write 67.5 Mixed 84 SusWrite 40.5 18% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 21.4 98% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 55.1 DQ Mixed 58.2 52% 81.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 51%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 185GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 214 289 283 277 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 464 Mixed 376 SusWrite 303 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 40.4 160% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 195 188% 295 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 378GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2224 641 617 616 617 616 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,489 Write 2,219 Mixed 1,502 SusWrite 888 396% 1,775 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 93.6 317% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,618 DQ Write 1,441 DQ Mixed 1,482 1,124% 1,514 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 192 191 190 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 133 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 190 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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 (71^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 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	2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	852x
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	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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