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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

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Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.9% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '22 at 17:48
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th 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-$90 342,244 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 (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 515 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$144 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 69 Parallax 63.5 55% 66.7 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 64.1 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,174 Write 7,213 Mixed 7,476 1,700% 7,621 MB/s	4K Read 661 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 360 1,602% 428 MB/s	DQ Read 1,938 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 1,501 1,146% 1,567 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 645GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2441 2140 1134 1137 1142 1173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,326 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 1,528 436% 1,942 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 91.2 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,720 DQ Write 1,231 DQ Mixed 1,413 1,072% 1,454 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$36 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 25.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,177 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 $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,584x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,208x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	468x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	386x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	302x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	129x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	250x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $665

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370