MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.2% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 02:37
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 507 70% 517 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7977) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.86% Terrible	Lighting 8.17 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.06 7% 9.37 fps	MRender 12.3 Gravity 7.37 Splatting 16.2 10% 12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.86% Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 112 Parallax 95.6 88% 105 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 100 Splatting 101 81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 328 133 150 119 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 452 Mixed 370 SusWrite 224 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.2 160% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 201 191% 299 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 571GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 147 148 145 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 159 Write 118 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 157 159 159 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 122 Write 133 Mixed 106 SusWrite 158 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 363% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 858GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 63.3 Write 94.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 91.5 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 206 218 220 220 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 189 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 215 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,896 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	2,456x
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 $95Bench 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 $184	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