MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% 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)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '22 at 20:27
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 589 60% 486 Pts	64-Core 597 37% 597 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.7% Average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 59.7 49% 59.7 fps	MRender 59.7 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 59.6 49% 59.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,912 Write 1051 Mixed 607 329% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 44.8 189% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 639 483% 669 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 332%
ITVSC2BA3SUN400G 400GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 355GB free Firmware: 5DV10265 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 376 375 373 351 354 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 325 Write 430 Mixed 306 SusWrite 366 81% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 34.1 121% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 42.1 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 242 157% 175 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 103%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 2TB 1,066 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 393 392 390 363 368 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 365 Write 402 Mixed 283 SusWrite 380 81% 357 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 29.8 94% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 237 181% 247 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA7210SASUN1.0T 0925G5TJYE 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: GKAOAC5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 55 82 82 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.8% Average	Read 74.5 Write 77.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 77.6 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 47%
Hitachi HUA7210SASUN1.0T 0741GLD95E 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 537GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.6% Average	Read 66.5 Write 75.2 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 74.7 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 28.9 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,940 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	2,477x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	863x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	283x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	199x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16