MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 19:43
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 304 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 826 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 77.7 48% 68.9 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 55.6 49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 128GB 5,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 69 58 64 63 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 373 Write 157 Mixed 306 SusWrite 63.1 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 13.6 88% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 169 124% 165 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 141 139 141 142 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 161 Write 158 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 141 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRR 859B CT8G4DFD824A.C16FE 04CD F4-2133C15-8GRR 24GB 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns

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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	2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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