MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	255% 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	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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 01:29
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 721 80% 628 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 194 Parallax 187 141% 185 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 176 Splatting 127 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1327 372 403 408 407 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,847 Write 1,996 Mixed 1,254 SusWrite 554 316% 1,413 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 93 317% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 1,188 DQ Mixed 1,164 859% 1,120 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 303GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 387 479 449 449 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 494 Mixed 425 SusWrite 408 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.5 219% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 176GB free Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1468 1468 1465 1459 1472 1472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 1,366 Mixed 526 SusWrite 1,468 278% 1,240 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 74.2 273% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1249 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,001 802% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 292%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C16 Series 8502 3600 C17 Series 8502 3600 C16 Series 8502 3600 C17 Series 32GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 30.1 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns

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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