MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 43% Speed boat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	50.6% 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	71.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '17 at 11:32
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	30.1% Below average	Memory 45.7 1-Core 21.9 2-Core 44.2 25% 37.3 Pts	4-Core 80.2 8-Core 127 13% 104 Pts	64-Core 119 7% 119 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.65 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 118 37% 75.9 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 103 Splatting 85.2 76% 94.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Klevv D480GAA-UR SSD 480GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 371GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9674 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 60 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 911 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2818160 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14097	71.7% Very good	Read 505 Write 493 Mixed 495 111% 498 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 11.6 61% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 73.5 DQ Write 78.4 DQ Mixed 31.8 36% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 137 137 34387198371 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1836 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 126 126 32 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9696 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1840 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1840 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 201864839198 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 181 Mixed 168 136% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.23 110% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 567GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Read 70.5 Write 78.8 Mixed 66 93% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.18 20% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 17 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.6 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 177 23% 177 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 96%

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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 $132	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