MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.5% 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	211% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '17 at 00:50
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 653 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.3 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.6 Splatting 26 20% 24.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70 2,197 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 446GB free Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2840 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 640 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 710 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 13	102% Outstanding	Read 526 Write 511 Mixed 509 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 14.7 123% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 63.5 120% 237 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 2,035 Write 812 Mixed 919 274% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 49.1 210% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 529 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 176 184% 312 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 243%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 17GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2852 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 642 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 511 (AD) Unknown 100 100 458777 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 57 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3492	83.9% Excellent	Read 519 Write 348 Mixed 353 90% 407 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 10.7 102% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 49 104% 215 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x16GB 3,191 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,896 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	2,456x
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	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
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	244x
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 $273	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 $179	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