MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.6% 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	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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '19 at 12:06
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 778 80% 644 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 151 Parallax 131 112% 140 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 139 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Siliconmotion SM2246XT 127GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20150529 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 268 284 285 280 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 474 Write 249 Mixed 211 SusWrite 275 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 18.3 144% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 105 111% 179 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 585GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 135 136 151 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 84.2 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 142 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 64GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 86 83 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 83.9 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 59GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 71 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 84.7 Write 35.2 Mixed 48.7 SusWrite 68.9 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 87%
WDC WD16 00AAJS-75M0A0 160GB 33GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.3% Very poor	Read 39 Write 35.3 Mixed 27 SusWrite 42.3 48% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 74% 0.9 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3000 CL16 8GB 2x8GB 148 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 30 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,914 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,155x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16