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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 23:51
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 213 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 459 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 72.7 Reflection 74.2 Parallax 67.4 59% 71.4 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 66 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
240gb SSD 240GB 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: V2.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 136 102 101 101 102 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 417 Write 331 Mixed 264 SusWrite 133 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 10.2 90% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 17.7 49% 101 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 93%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 164GB free Firmware: 04RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 195 140 129 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 413 Write 180 Mixed 245 SusWrite 163 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 13.5 73% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 33.7 43% 77.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%
ADATA HV620 1TB 1,743 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 931GB free, PID a31a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 111 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 105 Write 109 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 111 121% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%

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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 5,170 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	2,582x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,208x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	468x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	385x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	301x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	129x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	291x
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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $587

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