MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42% 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	371% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160511
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 02:25
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 264 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 573 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37B9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2025 2132 1562 1515 1525 1528 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 2,225 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,714 452% 2,013 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 96.8 323% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,692 DQ Write 1,439 DQ Mixed 1,562 1,171% 1,564 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 322 322 320 320 321 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 460 Mixed 407 SusWrite 336 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 61.7 225% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 344 263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 153 153 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 144 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 152 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 109%
Patriot Memory 127GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 87GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 370 371 367 372 370 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $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 $40	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