MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% 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)
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	12.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '19 at 21:48
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 below expectations (9^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 77 1-Core 116 2-Core 218 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 505 54% 432 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 82.6 Reflection 105 Parallax 23.4 67% 70.2 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 18.7 Splatting 18.9 16% 20.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 410 409 358 360 380 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 463GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 376 384 439 455 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 401 Mixed 347 SusWrite 417 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 44.6 147% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 1,688 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 179 183 182 196 194 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 32GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.7% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 86.3 46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,463x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	365x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	279x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16