MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.2% 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	128% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '19 at 12:38
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 772 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.2% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 112 Parallax 105 85% 107 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 99.2 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 433 481 492 491 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 377 SusWrite 455 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 61.1 205% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 55GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 349 380 382 386 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 502 Write 288 Mixed 290 SusWrite 361 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 28.9 112% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 156 127% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 515GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2473 2138 1139 1140 1139 1139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,409 Mixed 1,682 SusWrite 1,528 458% 2,043 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 90.4 305% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1240 DQ Mixed 1,304 980% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 622GB free Firmware: SD3B SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 95 96 96 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 89 Write 50.7 Mixed 50 SusWrite 94.3 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 70%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 75 Write 72.7 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 74.3 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 144%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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