MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.4% 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	84.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	10.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 23:52
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 604 81% 605 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 65.7 61% 72.2 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 67.8 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 341 357 339 345 343 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 431 Write 344 Mixed 248 SusWrite 341 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 14 126% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 86.2 108% 186 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 86%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 237GB 3,335 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 51GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 117 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 425 Mixed 378 SusWrite 82.9 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 51.3 177% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 239 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 27.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,884 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	2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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