MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151218
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '19 at 14:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 249 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 762 71% 590 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.9% Above average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.2 51% 64.3 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 55.6 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 396 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.1 208% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Sandisk U100 32GB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 26GB free Firmware: 10.56.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 103 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 436 Write 110 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 108 39% 180 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 13.8 4K Mixed 12 51% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.8 DQ Write 13.1 DQ Mixed 14.7 13% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 438GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 112 116 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 97 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 113 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 748GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 86 89 97 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 84.5 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 92.1 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 32.5 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 30 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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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