MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '18 at 10:50
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	47%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 437 49% 386 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 59.3 54% 64.3 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 51.7 48% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,396 Write 973 Mixed 702 226% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 45.6 175% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 453 346% 479 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
WD WD2502ABYS-02B7A0 251GB 1,793 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 36GB free Firmware: 02.03B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 34 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 96.8 Write 34.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 35.6 38% 51.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 64%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 517GB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 155 151 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 137 Mixed 89 SusWrite 152 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 235% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3333C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3333C16 029E CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.6% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 23.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 18.6 56% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,915 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	2,468x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,156x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	311x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	442x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16