MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.1% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150715
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '23 at 02:43
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 193 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 299 44% 323 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 116 Parallax 109 90% 112 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 117 Splatting 101 86% 106 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 390 374 322 300 239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 379 Mixed 292 SusWrite 326 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 38.6 125% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Series 128GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 48GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 410 413 434 420 415 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.3% Excellent	Read 396 Write 378 Mixed 299 SusWrite 404 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 30.2 106% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 156 167% 277 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 60GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 93 97 87 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 85.7 Write 71.8 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 91.3 53% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$128 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 17.4 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 0P 2R 2G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	34%	38	211	58	60	27.9"	2194 1234	ACI28A3 ASUS PB287Q

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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	2,478x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	368x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16