MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42% 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	109% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '17 at 15:36
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 212 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 658 63% 521 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 52.5 Reflection 51.1 Parallax 46.2 43% 49.9 fps	MRender 58.7 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 44.7 41% 50.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Asmt 2135 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 397GB free Firmware: 0 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 433 Write 394 Mixed 405 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 24.2 88% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 70.1 82% 140 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 76%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 137GB free Firmware: 0 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 411 Write 351 Mixed 365 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 4.43 57% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 26.1 51% 102 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8103 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 105 (B1) Unknown 99 99 7 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 53 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 5 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8399077800	109% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 401 Mixed 412 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 40.3 164% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 114 138% 242 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
ST3000DM 001-9YN166 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 55GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 99.6 Write 176 Mixed 131 187% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.35 65% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 68%
OWC Elite Pro U3FW 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 32GB free, PID a2a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 66.2 Write 62.5 Mixed 44.4 72% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.38 60% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 68%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 12GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 67.7 Write 65.6 Mixed 63.5 84% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.46 67% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 101%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,503x
Core i5-6600KIntel $49Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,173x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	318x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	873x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	449x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	374x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	305x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	287x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	127x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	284x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	247x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	201x

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