MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	218% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 1.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 92.6 1-Core 23.6 2-Core 48.6 42% 54.9 Pts	4-Core 84.1 8-Core 693 38% 389 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 8516) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 21.5 19% 20.9 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 18.3 18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 641GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1505 1307 1348 1309 1253 1249 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,059 Write 1681 Mixed 1,303 SusWrite 1,329 357% 1,593 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 42.6 140% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 246 185% 248 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 425%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 115GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 415 418 421 420 419 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 468 Write 443 Mixed 392 SusWrite 421 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 33.1 107% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 280 198% 249 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 380GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 441 441 439 442 441 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 442 Mixed 383 SusWrite 440 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 48.1 156% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 323 230% 296 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 550GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 350 349 351 348 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 351 Write 365 Mixed 327 SusWrite 351 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 32.4 115% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 216 159% 210 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 442 442 440 442 441 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 456 Write 434 Mixed 410 SusWrite 441 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 42.5 120% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 145 126% 187 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 232GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 441 442 439 442 441 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 446 Mixed 369 SusWrite 441 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 31.4 135% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 246 186% 247 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 125%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 101 100 101 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 98 Write 98.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 100 122% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 20.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 10.4 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 113%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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	277x
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	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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