MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 23:42
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 229 88% 152 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 684 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 43 40 41 43 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 464 Write 84 Mixed 97 SusWrite 43.5 37% 172 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 24.5 108% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 53.7 DQ Mixed 62 83% 160 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 227GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 480 479 479 480 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 474 Mixed 374 SusWrite 478 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.3 209% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Crucial MTFDHBA256TCK-1AS1AABHA 256GB 5,621 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 160GB free Firmware: HPS0V23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 1027 477 219 218 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1443 Write 1026 Mixed 928 SusWrite 530 219% 982 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 56.6 189% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 796 DQ Write 809 DQ Mixed 800 602% 802 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 187%
Kbg30zmv256g KIOXIA 256GB 8,196 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 162GB free Firmware: ADHA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 782 779 359 222 221 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 886 Write 855 Mixed 819 SusWrite 429 168% 747 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.3 231% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 655 DQ Write 568 DQ Mixed 550 429% 591 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 152%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 147 144 145 163 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 82.2 Write 130 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 148 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 115%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $587

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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