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 above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 01:49
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 288 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 823 78% 649 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,350 Write 6,743 Mixed 7,736 1,765% 7,943 MB/s	4K Read 715 4K Write 376 4K Mixed 470 1,884% 520 MB/s	DQ Read 1,652 DQ Write 1,263 DQ Mixed 1,306 1,018% 1,407 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 165GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 493 491 475 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 469 SusWrite 455 108% 481 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 64.8 221% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 178 180 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 216 Mixed 103 SusWrite 180 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 410% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 911GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 159 158 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 145 Mixed 95 SusWrite 158 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.1% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 19.5 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 109%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

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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	2,454x
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	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $42	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