MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '22 at 21:31
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (96^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 746 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 195GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 668 666 666 666 666 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,552 Write 2,379 Mixed 1659 SusWrite 811 413% 1,850 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 91.2 307% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1502 DQ Write 1,145 DQ Mixed 1,267 963% 1,305 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 340%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 99 116 151 129 132 MB/s Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	77.2% Very good	Read 231 Write 209 Mixed 217 SusWrite 129 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 46.9 164% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 219 161% 211 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 32GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 482 338 290 223 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 493 Mixed 382 SusWrite 333 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 68 230% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 165GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 100 97 100 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 180 Write 145 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 98.4 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 221GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 62 61 61 62 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 103 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 61.2 106% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 63%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 443GB free, PID 4001 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 617 612 612 615 613 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 347%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,903 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
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	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16