MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '17 at 22:25
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 229 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 403 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 41.2 40% 45.6 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 37.2 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD 240GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 32481910 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 -63763084471266 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1749 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 327 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 54 47248179231 (C2) HDA temperature 31 54 47248179231 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 32481910 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 32481910 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 32481910 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 87 87 12884901889 (E9) Unknown 0 0 53427 (EA) Unknown 0 0 18255 (F1) Unknown 0 0 18255 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21015	65.7% Good	Read 498 Write 215 Mixed 247 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 12.8 105% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 25.3 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 11.8 23% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 82%
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 49GB free Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4891 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1588 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 22 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048580 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 343849	49.4% Average	Read 297 Write 158 Mixed 234 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 6.29 86% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 81.2 DQ Mixed 5.76 28% 63.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 91%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 353GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 137 127 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6148 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8241 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3445 (C0) Power-off retract count 195 195 3767 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 182 182 55911 (C2) HDA temperature 115 98 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	63% Good	Read 114 Write 105 Mixed 104 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.25 118% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 128GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 76 63 48839298 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2572 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1684299 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2180 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 988 (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 69 54 521469983 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2579 (C2) HDA temperature 31 9 38654705695 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 1 48839298 (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 99415608001731 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2794770447 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1008732639	83.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 141 Mixed 139 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.25 75% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 113%
Seagate D3 Station 2TB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 364GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 182 Write 147 Mixed 136 192% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.22 62% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 29.7 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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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	1,153x
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 $94Bench 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 $31Bench 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: 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 $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