MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	226% 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	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 (11%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '17 at 22:04
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 415 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 112 Parallax 99.3 92% 108 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 101 Splatting 102 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,815 Write 1,341 Mixed 1,206 322% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 49.6 208% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 84.8 94% 158 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 75GB free Firmware: LSBG100 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1209 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 71 120263737399 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 103732 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 103732 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1084523 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1548 (FC) Unknown 100 100 9	105% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 480 Mixed 505 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 39.9 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.6 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 81.4 90% 142 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 89%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 418GB free Firmware: CV27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 101847848 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 964 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 985901 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1763 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 524 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 214 (BE) vendor-specific 61 55 656015399 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 964 (C2) HDA temperature 39 45 81604378663 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 108 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.23 80% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 119%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 418GB free Firmware: CV27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 207309536 (03) Spinup time 99 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 759 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 9435228 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1773 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 524 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 56 655884327 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 143 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 759 (C2) HDA temperature 39 44 68719476775 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	99.1% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 160 Mixed 166 128% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 24.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 88%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	851x
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	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	125x

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	243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $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