MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	277% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '21 at 22:34
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 211 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 664 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8641) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 69 58% 72 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 71.8 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 911 988 980 989 994 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,971 Write 1,755 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 1001 348% 1,552 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 79.2 282% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 925 DQ Mixed 1,107 831% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 297%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 389 443 435 432 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 430 Mixed 449 SusWrite 410 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.5 220% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
ICY BOX0 IB-124CL-U3 500GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 198GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 209 208 205 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 353 Write 348 Mixed 322 SusWrite 207 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 28.1 91% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 52.5 DQ Write 45.6 DQ Mixed 49.8 37% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 57%
ICY BOX1 IB-124CL-U3 500GB 260GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 209 209 208 205 203 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4R.M8FE1 2x8GB 2,498 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 24.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 25.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 117%

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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	2,469x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,157x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	858x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	366x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	280x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16