MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 05:35
Run Duration	361 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 75 1-Core 125 2-Core 212 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 672 63% 524 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% HP(103C 2B62) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.8% Good	Lighting 83.6 Reflection 94.5 Parallax 84.1 68% 87.4 fps	MRender 81.9 Gravity 81.8 Splatting 73.7 64% 79.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPV256HDGL-000H1 256GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW24H0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,342 Write 570 Mixed 564 180% 825 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 46.7 181% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 693 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 312 263% 397 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 93%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 33GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 339 253 230 219 212 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 469 Mixed 387 SusWrite 278 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 50.9 167% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 7GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,309 Write 2,136 Mixed 1,716 457% 2,054 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 77.2 261% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,225 901% 1,185 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 58.9 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 100%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 70GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 107 107 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 7GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 314 Write 264 Mixed 258 209% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 1,063% 8.43 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 26GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 98 97 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 18GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 27 27 27 43 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 28.8 Write 88.4 Mixed 48 SusWrite 29.8 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 106%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 27GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 56 56 58 57 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 58.3 65% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 97%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 87 86 87 86 89 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 179GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 134 131 128 123 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 107 109 113 110 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 108 Write 83.6 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 110 133% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 50%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 113 109 112 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 73.7 Write 76.2 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 109 113% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 61%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 44GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 3.1 3.2 2.1 2.7 1.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 3 94% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	68.4% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 11.2 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 90.4 44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 115%

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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	2,454x
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 $274	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 $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