MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.8% 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	114% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 21:04
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 750 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 26 65% 89.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90 2,162 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 446 455 446 464 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 473 Mixed 383 SusWrite 448 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47.1 168% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 254 219% 324 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
Crucial MX200 mSATA 250GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 82GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 453 371 299 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 471 Mixed 387 SusWrite 357 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47.8 173% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 255 219% 323 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 177GB free Firmware: UG2204RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 234 230 192 228 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 456 Write 400 Mixed 323 SusWrite 244 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 48.1 4K Mixed 16.3 82% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 32.3 46% 84.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 61%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 130GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 235 83 72 82 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 490 Mixed 426 SusWrite 164 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 51.8 186% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Asmt 2115 500GB 474 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 100GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 235 284 239 165 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 209 Write 323 Mixed 107 SusWrite 218 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 13.3 74% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 44.1 61% 113 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 76%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 160 161 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 160 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 259% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 119%

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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	2,476x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	282x
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	272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16