MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 46% Yacht	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	51.8% 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)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 15:52
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.6% Below average	Memory 61.4 1-Core 24.8 2-Core 50.6 32% 45.6 Pts	4-Core 87.5 8-Core 133 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 131 8% 131 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.8% Above average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 124 34% 76.9 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 118 Splatting 95.4 85% 105 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 432 Write 407 Mixed 340 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 27.9 92% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 159 121% 164 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 165 Write 149 Mixed 53.8 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 403% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.2 Write 73 Mixed 63 54% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 444GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 81.5 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 85.8 Write 78 Mixed 57.5 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 57GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 69 72 71 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 81.5 Write 81 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 70.8 50% 68.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 61%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 11GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 120 103 110 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 85.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 117 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 24.7 Write 9.2 Mixed 9.7 SusWrite 9 15% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.6 171% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB 1,465 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 20.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 8.03 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 101%

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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	2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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