MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	100% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150902
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 14:12
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 491 63% 475 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 83.1 56% 71.5 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 78.5 54% 64.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 414 308 312 311 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 434 Mixed 360 SusWrite 333 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 257 220% 324 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$90 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 338GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 147 Mixed 100 SusWrite 144 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 72GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 77 78 77 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 71.3 Write 71.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 76.7 49% 67.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 47%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 114 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 118 Write 105 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 112 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.7 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 90%

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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	2,456x
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	852x
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	276x
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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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