MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	136% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '19 at 04:26
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 235 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 710 70% 572 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5170) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (95 fps cap detected)	75.9% Very good	Lighting 91.9 Reflection 94.4 Parallax 73.7 75% 86.7 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 94.7 Splatting 96.1 78% 95 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 88%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7977) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6618 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.25% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 7.84 6% 8.58 fps	MRender 10.3 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 14.9 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.25% Great: 7%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 557 500 443 240 121 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 864 Write 551 Mixed 640 SusWrite 336 133% 598 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 50.9 189% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 474 370% 505 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 144%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CM4X8GF3000C15K4 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CM4X8GF3000C15K4 32GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,454x
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	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 $90Bench 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 $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