MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.9% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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	7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 19:10
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 66 1-Core 102 2-Core 189 66% 119 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 281 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% XFX(1682 9560) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1295 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26% Poor	Lighting 31.1 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 43 25% 35.7 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 35.3 27% 32.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 138 134 152 125 174 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 448 Mixed 232 SusWrite 154 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.3 152% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 203 151% 206 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 97%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 213 211 211 211 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 166 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 211 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2800 12GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 16.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 18 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 55%

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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	2,465x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	441x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	365x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16