MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.6% 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)
Boot Drive	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '21 at 18:41
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 779 76% 625 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 63.5 50% 64.7 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 54.4 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP800 64GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 77 71 75 66 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 147 SusWrite 73.8 28% 127 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 37.7 146% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 87.1 73% 106 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 61%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 276GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 101 104 101 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 102 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 500GB-$89 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 156GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 95 95 93 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 91 Write 101 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 92.6 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB 3,476 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 101%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,470x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,158x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	859x
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	280x
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	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16