MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.6% 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	104% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 06:26
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 90.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 215 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 609 59% 485 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.6% 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: 425.31 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.6% Average	Lighting 56.8 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 58.2 46% 59.8 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 50 47% 59.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 257 120 112 105 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 478 Mixed 381 SusWrite 189 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 54.2 181% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 280GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 462 472 477 479 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 480 Mixed 405 SusWrite 468 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.7 187% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 119GB free Firmware: 0223 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 327 Write 332 Mixed 166 SusWrite 146 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 18.1 64% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 65.4 DQ Write 53.9 DQ Mixed 27.3 29% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 119%
Asmt 2135 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 79GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 147 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 358 Write 354 Mixed 269 SusWrite 146 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 26.4 86% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 25.7 55% 112 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 76%
SanDisk SD SDDR-289 64GB 117 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 16GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 70 82 71 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 86 Write 70.3 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 75.4 90% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.6 144% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 38%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 145 147 147 148 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 182 Write 136 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 145 178% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 101%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,498x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,170x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	318x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	873x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	448x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	371x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	304x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	286x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	126x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	283x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	200x

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