MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	251% 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	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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 01:19
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 266 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 777 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2622 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 155 Parallax 147 128% 153 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 134 Splatting 115 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 330GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 831 602 606 607 611 608 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,970 Write 1,547 Mixed 625 SusWrite 644 265% 1,196 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 68.1 244% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,253 DQ Write 1,334 DQ Mixed 821 748% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 254%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 334 315 325 324 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 481 Mixed 353 SusWrite 349 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 66.6 233% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 123%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 172GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 424 375 277 277 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 467 Mixed 378 SusWrite 349 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.7 168% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 345 258% 344 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 881GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 177 177 175 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 172 Mixed 111 SusWrite 176 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 745 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 31.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

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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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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