MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.1% 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	296% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 16:27
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 488 64% 482 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 98.7 Reflection 103 Parallax 94.2 80% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 473GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 1057 1004 1002 1031 1023 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,238 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,574 SusWrite 1,026 388% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 56.5 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 80 277% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,398 DQ Write 1,232 DQ Mixed 1,293 975% 1,308 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 372%
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 180GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 278 278 277 277 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 458 Mixed 396 SusWrite 296 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 50.1 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 236 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 119GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 145 144 142 140 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 397 Write 164 Mixed 217 SusWrite 142 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 36.5 140% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 130 111% 164 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 80%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 206GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 123 121 122 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 108 Write 97.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 122 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.9% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 17.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 17.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 104%

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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 $90Bench 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	243x
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 $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