MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (3rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 97 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	42.7% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way below expectations (3^rd 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 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.6% Below average	Memory 65.1 1-Core 25.4 2-Core 49.4 33% 46.6 Pts	4-Core 79.1 8-Core 128 13% 103 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.7% Average	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 44 Parallax 82.8 23% 51.6 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 105 Splatting 98.7 81% 99.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300 1,985 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,035 Write 880 Mixed 242 158% 719 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 25.3 89% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 93.6 DQ Mixed 86.4 72% 105 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 181%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 186GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 120 Write 107 Mixed 103 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 68GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 95.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 60.4 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 59%
Kingston DT Micro 16GB 522 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 168a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 21 Write 20.4 Mixed 16.7 24% 19.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 77% 2 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
Patriot Memory 32GB 1,286 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 4GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.2 Write 39.7 Mixed 15.7 51% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 54% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 51%
Generic- SD/MMC 32GB 222 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 18GB free, PID 0119 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 18 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.5 6% 7.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 96% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 836 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.8% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 21.2 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 95%

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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%

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	2,462x
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