MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	109% 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	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 8 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.

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

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 01:03
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 504 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 123E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 422 422 430 428 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 489 Mixed 386 SusWrite 425 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 43.7 158% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 40.7 106% 225 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 120%
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280 923 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 477GB free Firmware: O1026A SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 384 386 389 389 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 428 Mixed 347 SusWrite 387 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 46.4 158% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 46.9 92% 185 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 64GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 27 27 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 36.1 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%

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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	2,450x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $601

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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