MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.7% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 02:44
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 218 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 396 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 70.8 63% 76.3 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 71.4 Splatting 63.9 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 3,686 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 165 186 160 177 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 609 Write 540 Mixed 392 SusWrite 202 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 28 106% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 438 344% 484 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 143%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 46GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 155 176 163 189 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 320 Write 262 Mixed 262 SusWrite 172 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 34.7 132% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 163 144% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 84%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 30GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 77 50 48 57 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 456 Write 362 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 95.3 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 0.8 36% 11 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 47.7 55% 101 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 153GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 113 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 72.2 Write 130 Mixed 30 SusWrite 112 62% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 2 350% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 144GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 106 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 110 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 105 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 172 174 175 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 92.8 Write 110 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 171 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.8 272% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.6 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%

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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