MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.3% 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 (28%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 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	20151218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 19:24
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 576 79% 587 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 218 219 218 217 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 263 Mixed 302 SusWrite 218 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.2 154% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 166 156% 245 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 91%
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 256GB 11,716 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 238GB free Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 204 195 187 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 493 Write 485 Mixed 354 SusWrite 211 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 40 136% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 232 195% 284 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 90%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 117GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 302 309 307 306 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 445 Write 255 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 303 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 13.3 52% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 19.2 16% 23.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 102%

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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	2,475x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,159x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	862x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	443x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	367x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	282x
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	271x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16