MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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)
Boot Drive	280% 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 767 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2377) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1425 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 89.4 59% 78.6 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 57.5 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 657GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1127 1142 1146 1101 1213 1209 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2333 Write 2,136 Mixed 1561 SusWrite 1,156 402% 1,796 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 45.6 228% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 1,064 DQ Mixed 1,209 876% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 372%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 210GB free Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 190 165 156 165 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 346 Write 239 Mixed 290 SusWrite 184 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 36.8 153% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 207 164% 225 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 608GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 196 191 189 189 189 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 172 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 186 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 106%
Maxtor STM3500320AS 500GB 5,105 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 464GB free Firmware: MX1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 102 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 13 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 102 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 59%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 218GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 78 77 74 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 74 Write 79 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 75.9 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 859B BL8G30C15U4W.M8FE1 029E CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2267, 2267, 2267, 2267 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,463x
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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
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 $98Bench 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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16