MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	67.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '18 at 10:40
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 597 81% 605 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2222 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Lighting 84.9 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 73.2 69% 80.8 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 76.6 Splatting 77.7 64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 419 420 422 426 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 451 Mixed 301 SusWrite 415 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 48.5 186% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 298 242% 342 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 119%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 95GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 112 144 120 113 102 MB/s Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.2% Very good	Read 284 Write 151 Mixed 192 SusWrite 115 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 44.3 169% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 119 94% 129 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 293GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 119 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x4GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3030 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 90%

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,878 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	2,446x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,148x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	849x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	301x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	124x

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	242x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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