MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	138% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '22 at 17:32
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 506 68% 510 Pts	64-Core 506 31% 506 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 397D) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 125 Parallax 131 112% 131 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 108 Splatting 92.7 91% 115 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 247GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 481 486 486 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 494 Mixed 381 SusWrite 460 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 68.7 236% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 67.2 132% 265 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 135%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 904GB free Firmware: 3B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2550 2572 2572 2575 1793 826 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	460% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,560 Mixed 2,424 SusWrite 2148 552% 2,449 MB/s	4K Read 86.8 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 130 438% 161 MB/s	DQ Read 2,366 DQ Write 1,526 DQ Mixed 130 587% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 460% Great: 372%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 348GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 113 113 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 111 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 601GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 205 207 205 205 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 157 Mixed 90 SusWrite 199 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 411GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 92 91 91 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 94.8 Write 95.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 89.9 112% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 62%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABF050 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 466GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 109 Write 107 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 109 120% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 30.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

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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	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,157x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

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	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
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	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
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 $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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16