MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	368% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '20 at 14:21
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 847 84% 687 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 187 Parallax 189 146% 185 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 178 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 1333 1827 1888 909 1018 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,796 Write 1,886 Mixed 1,512 SusWrite 1,357 420% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 72.9 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 102 356% 131 MB/s	DQ Read 1,471 DQ Write 1,380 DQ Mixed 560 658% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 318%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 61GB free Firmware: SS0411B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,112 Write 1,430 Mixed 227 274% 1,256 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 49.2 159% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 564 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 216 192% 302 MB/s
Poor: 185% Great: 373%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 98 98 99 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 163 Write 153 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 97.6 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 32GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3367, 3367, 3367, 3367 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 33.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 31.6 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%

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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 4,893 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	2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $300	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