MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '16 at 21:39
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 549 65% 504 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Zotac(19DA 2376) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 43.9 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 35.2 36% 39.4 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 37.2 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 240GB-$90 1,866 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS221016 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 82 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 85 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 373 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65544 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 388	95.5% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 440 Mixed 469 106% 477 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 14.2 120% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 62.2 113% 223 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 327GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 142 141 3858 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3050 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2589 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3049 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 38 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3136 (C2) HDA temperature 112 92 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2369 (F1) Unknown 200 200 13079710180 (F2) Unknown 200 200 9963159703	65.1% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 111 85% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.49 114% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 28.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,923 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	2,470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	859x
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	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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16