MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.8% 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	259% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	44.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 00:52
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 764 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 96.6 53% 74.6 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 46.1 47% 59 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 53%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S20G 500GB 1,748 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: VC0S0285 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1564 1608 963 308 243 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,252 Write 1,591 Mixed 1,270 SusWrite 806 329% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 68 240% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 975 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 978 746% 1,003 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 284%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 029E CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.4 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	75	27"	1280 720	SPT0AD7 Sceptre C27

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,463x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,154x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	857x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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	278x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16