MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	240% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 21:11
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 747 71% 590 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$600 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.17 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 268 Parallax 307 216% 280 fps	MRender 326 Gravity 248 Splatting 183 199% 252 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$67 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1126 1029 884 854 833 808 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,188 Write 2102 Mixed 698 SusWrite 922 329% 1,478 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 48.8 166% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 761 631% 918 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 98GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 319 319 318 314 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 474 Mixed 453 SusWrite 340 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 56.3 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 379GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 92 97 99 98 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 99 Write 100 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 93.9 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 84%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 104 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 92.9 Write 101 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 104 119% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 0420 F4-3200C16-8GVKB 0420 F4-3200C16-8GVKB 0420 F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.4% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 79%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16