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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '17 at 21:43
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$127 588,978 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 (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 665 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 2825) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 39.8 Parallax 51.8 36% 45.2 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 50.1 Splatting 37 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$30 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0801A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 64 (A3) Unknown 100 100 14 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2362 (A5) Unknown 100 100 6 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (94) Unknown 100 100 1070 (95) Unknown 100 100 56 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 36 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 44 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 19834 (F2) Unknown 100 100 16272 (F5) Unknown 100 100 75584	80.5% Excellent	Read 515 Write 346 Mixed 359 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 18.1 113% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 33.3 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 56 65% 106 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 127%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 422GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 141 3900 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1259 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 46 46 39755 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 237 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 82 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1176 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	74% Very good	Read 139 Write 119 Mixed 116 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 72%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 16GB-$18 459 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 10GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 43.6 Write 20 Mixed 25.2 34% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.12 4K Write 0.33 4K Mixed 0.28 47% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 477 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 30.8 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,180 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 $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,585x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,209x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	900x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	468x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	386x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	302x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	129x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	293x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	250x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $665

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