MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% 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.
Boot Drive	181% 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). 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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '17 at 20:38
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 82.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 211 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 345 46% 347 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 3077 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 147 Parallax 77 114% 121 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 134 Splatting 92.9 88% 110 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 443GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 400 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 38 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 56 188979281952 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1814679557 (F7) Unknown 100 100 56738332 (F8) Unknown 100 100 15313672 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1941 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	79.6% Very good	Read 482 Write 341 Mixed 339 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 21.4 102% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 42.3 75% 149 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 180GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8327 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1997 (B1) Unknown 95 95 54 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 49 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 753 (F1) Unknown 99 99 34162597118	77.7% Very good	Read 503 Write 321 Mixed 356 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 22.5 112% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 44.7 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 66.3 63% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 118%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,821 Write 739 Mixed 977 258% 1,179 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40.6 169% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 128 134% 221 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 247%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 78GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 105 10598259 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -12120397700883 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1957 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 297 (B1) Unknown 0 0 4 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 33 67 51543998497 (C2) HDA temperature 33 67 51543998497 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10598259 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10598259 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10598259 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4381 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2041 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2041 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8070	63% Good	Read 519 Write 152 Mixed 198 63% 290 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 11.8 93% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 34.1 56% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 626GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 237810216 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2021 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 55876970556 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8362 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2012 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 54 538378271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 307 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 57 57 87200 (C2) HDA temperature 31 46 47244640287 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 42082089571508 (F1) Unknown 100 253 16874678612 (F2) Unknown 100 253 23935601596	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 181 Mixed 173 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.32 92% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
17 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.38% Terrible	Read 18.1 Write 9.17 Mixed 12.7 16% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.22 4K Mixed 0.13 29% 1.62 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.38% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 22.6 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 110%

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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