MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	163% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '21 at 11:12
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i5-6600K-$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)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 566 76% 566 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 38.9 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.3 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 32.4 Splatting 29 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme NVME SSD 128GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1H0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 519 528 130 84 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,641 Write 533 Mixed 639 SusWrite 298 170% 778 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 29.6 212% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 286 249% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 163%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 148 150 149 148 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 150 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 148 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 104%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 1,782 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 232 234 237 233 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 267 Write 188 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 234 136% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.6 318% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 189%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 37,374 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 30.4 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,467x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

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	365x

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	270x
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