MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	7.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 17:28
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 127 2-Core 240 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 654 69% 552 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7977) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4565 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Lighting 8.13 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 7.97 7% 9.43 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7 Splatting 16.7 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 99 117 113 110 96 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 396 Write 122 Mixed 162 SusWrite 107 43% 197 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 31.6 135% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 149 115% 158 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 163 164 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 194 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 164 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Maxtor 6V250F0 251GB 1,385 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 79GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 48.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 46 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.1 119% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 39%
Maxtor 6V250F0 251GB 1,385 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 139GB free Firmware: VA111630 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 60.3 Write 61 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 53.8 39% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 39%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID b7b1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 18 13 19 19 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 17.8 Write 17.8 Mixed 18 SusWrite 16.7 24% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 3.5 250% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 2,101 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.5 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 107%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,007 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,505x
Core i5-6600KIntel $49Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,173x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	318x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	873x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	449x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	374x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	287x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	127x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	284x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	201x

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