MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	265% 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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 10:37
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 780 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 146 Parallax 136 108% 138 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,999 Write 1,512 Mixed 1,584 377% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 64.9 239% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 481 DQ Write 385 DQ Mixed 212 219% 359 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 262%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 125200512 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 95 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 3832494 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1209 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 95 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 51 739835944 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2091 (C2) HDA temperature 40 49 85899345960 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -85907935853533 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5997231537 (F2) Unknown 100 253 154747115186	89.4% Excellent	Read 136 Write 174 Mixed 134 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 5.29 4K Mixed 0.76 210% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 460GB free Firmware: 0143 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 87.5 Mixed 77.2 65% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.35 95% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 63%
Corsair Voyager Mini 3.0 16GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 10GB free, PID 1a0c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	9.84% Terrible	Read 43.2 Write 7.22 Mixed 7.95 18% 19.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.84 4K Write 0.05 4K Mixed 0.03 32% 2.64 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.84% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 32.1 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,152x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
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 $92Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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