MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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.
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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 731 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 183 Parallax 162 132% 169 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 161 Splatting 109 104% 128 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,165 Write 1,620 Mixed 614 322% 1,466 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 69.5 261% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1132 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 375 477% 850 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 13GB free Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 340 Mixed 164 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 31.3 146% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 98.6 123% 223 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.7 1.2 275 440 483 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.8% Very poor	Read 49 Write 1.2 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 200 14% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.5 5% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 7GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 136 138 139 132 139 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 104 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 138 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 16GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 64 78 83 82 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 147 Write 131 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 84.1 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 29GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 136 140 140 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 94%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 108GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 190 194 131 138 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 93 SusWrite 161 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 352% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%
ADATA SE730H 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 366% 924GB free, PID a74a Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 454 469 454 434 475 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	381% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 315 Mixed 374 SusWrite 458 500% 345 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 45.4 4,318% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 37.6 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 50.4 5,258% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 354% ↑ This bench: 381% Great: 381%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 2,080 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 32.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 31.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,483x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,161x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 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	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	285x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	273x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $608

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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