MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	231% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '17 at 02:05
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 710 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.3% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 59.3 53% 61.2 fps	MRender 63 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 53.7 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,967 Write 1,344 Mixed 1,155 329% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 29.1 182% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 466 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 26.9 116% 265 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 254%
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270 3,707 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 52GB free Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8214 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1068 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 166 (B4) Unknown 0 0 10489 (B7) Unknown 100 100 868 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 27 313533857835 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9822138291 (F7) Unknown 100 100 306986766 (F8) Unknown 100 100 67261015	77.9% Very good	Read 488 Write 373 Mixed 334 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 16.1 113% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 16 27% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 104%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 835GB free Firmware: 0200 Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 110 Write 115 Mixed 94.4 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.37 106% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 87%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 36.1 Mixed 35.9 47% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.16 70% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA300 3TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 822GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 103 161% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.19 73% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 4x8GB 1,103 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 116%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,942 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	2,478x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	368x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16