MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 01:10
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 733 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 205 Parallax 194 150% 195 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 192 Splatting 133 126% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,276 Write 4,689 Mixed 7280 1,566% 7,082 MB/s	4K Read 430 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 186 964% 252 MB/s	DQ Read 1022 DQ Write 449 DQ Mixed 440 404% 637 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 795GB free Firmware: 1111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1497 1499 1520 1514 1473 1514 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,898 Write 1696 Mixed 1578 SusWrite 1,503 375% 1,669 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 71.7 237% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 909 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 737 557% 755 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 347%
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GB 6,836 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 144GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 352 353 352 346 352 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 211 Mixed 425 SusWrite 351 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 47.2 149% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 52.8 108% 218 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 84 81 81 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 89.8 Write 21 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 82.3 44% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 60%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 172GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 91 92 90 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 45.4 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 91.6 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 900GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 46.4 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 113 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 88%
USB 3.0 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 419GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 20 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 134 Write 72.3 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 19.4 87% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 73%
USB 3.0 4TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 389GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 134 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 98 Write 34.9 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 134 104% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 4x8GB 1,993 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 33.3 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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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