MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 10:21
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 756 77% 623 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 172 Parallax 132 121% 151 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 174 Splatting 127 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,839 Write 7,014 Mixed 7,602 1,740% 7,818 MB/s	4K Read 482 4K Write 252 4K Mixed 306 1,257% 347 MB/s	DQ Read 1,325 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 1,175 926% 1,278 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 61GB free Firmware: 2.11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 119 128 130 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 418 Write 168 Mixed 202 SusWrite 123 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40.2 168% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 158 121% 164 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 82%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 35GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 375 364 372 204 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 396 Write 372 Mixed 274 SusWrite 305 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 41.8 168% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 320 243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 164 164 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 166 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 163 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 113%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,883 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	2,449x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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