MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	25.5% 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	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 21:28
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 0.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.3% Below average	Memory 62.7 1-Core 25.8 2-Core 51.6 33% 46.7 Pts	4-Core 81.8 8-Core 89 11% 85.4 Pts	64-Core 96.2 6% 96.2 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 36.8 25% 33.6 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 24.8 Splatting 38.7 26% 31 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 349 382 377 380 337 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 452 Write 442 Mixed 369 SusWrite 368 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 33.2 108% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 163 124% 167 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 769GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 106 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 127 Write 130 Mixed 90.6 SusWrite 104 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 201GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 158 157 157 160 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 134 Write 106 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 157 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 488GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 51 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 39.3 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 53.7 32% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 20.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 8.9 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 120 33% 120 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 68%

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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