MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32% 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	95.6% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 233 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 447 60% 446 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32% Below average	Lighting 10.2 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 8% 74.5 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 100 Splatting 89.4 78% 96 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 259 222 187 164 158 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 299 Mixed 292 SusWrite 209 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 38.6 158% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 229 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 128%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 53GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 69 62 68 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 187 Write 73.8 Mixed 108 SusWrite 66.1 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 29.9 118% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 72.3 DQ Mixed 89.7 71% 100 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 52%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 260GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1861 858 600 599 598 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2369 Write 2,065 Mixed 1,386 SusWrite 853 372% 1,668 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 79.1 258% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 581 DQ Mixed 710 531% 712 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 780GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 175 176 177 175 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 154 Mixed 102 SusWrite 174 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 25.6 80% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%

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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	2,458x
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	853x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
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	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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