MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '21 at 02:42
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	79%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 710 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 702 43% 702 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 67.6 56% 70.5 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 68.4 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 316 241 202 174 147 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 461 Mixed 364 SusWrite 254 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 61.9 208% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 147 Write 102 Mixed 71.5 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate One Touch HDD 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID ab54 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 127 129 131 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.3% Average	Read 99.7 Write 123 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 126 149% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x16GB 4,083 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 5R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	12%	135	109	6	144	27"	1920 1080	GSM5B71 27GL650F

History: Score 67: 8R 6G 9B | Score 48: 5R 6G 5B

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,504x
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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