MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35% 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	105% 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	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 (20%). 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	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '16 at 13:59
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 686 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6451 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 38.8 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 34.9 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 2199 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 815 (A6) Unknown 100 100 8 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 156 (A9) Unknown 100 100 666 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 54 (AE) Unknown 100 100 130 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 69 45 193274576927 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 336 (E8) Unknown 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 433 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5386 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6647 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	105% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 485 Mixed 480 110% 491 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 28.4 146% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 61.4 107% 206 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 361GB free Firmware: 060E Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 92.7 Mixed 76.7 65% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.27 82% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 66%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 273GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 59.6 Write 75.3 Mixed 78 95% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 1315 BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,902 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

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 $45	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