MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171009
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 14:52
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 621 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 75.2 64% 79.8 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 67.2 59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 226 215 222 210 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 351 SusWrite 241 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 56.3 199% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 628GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 172 170 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 174 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 170 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	5.57% Terrible	Read 14.5 Write 7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 10.7 11% 9.18 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.57% Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer 32GB 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 22.5 Write 4 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 5.4 11% 9.93 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.8 188% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
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 $90Bench 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	243x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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