MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.6% 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	197% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 16:16
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	21%

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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 731 76% 614 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 32.3 Reflection 37.3 Parallax 30.3 26% 33.3 fps	MRender 46.2 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 42.2 33% 40.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 279 275 277 277 275 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 1,468 Mixed 650 SusWrite 332 229% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 52.4 214% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 736 626% 917 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 314 314 314 317 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 482 Mixed 400 SusWrite 329 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64 221% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 312 248% 347 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 120GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 140 139 138 134 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 166 Write 199 Mixed 160 SusWrite 134 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 31.9 137% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 98 100% 162 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 67%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 485 483 486 420 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 463 Mixed 446 SusWrite 442 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 60.6 211% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 266% 348 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 233GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1341 304 306 306 306 306 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,341 Write 1,452 Mixed 1,234 SusWrite 478 305% 1,376 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 77.6 270% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 985 752% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 120 123 124 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 122 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 75%

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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 27.5 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 110%

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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	2,454x
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 $295	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