MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.8% 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	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 21:56
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 177 69% 120 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 658 59% 500 Pts	64-Core 653 40% 653 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.8% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 61.9 51% 62.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 62 69 62 62 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 425 Write 103 Mixed 273 SusWrite 81.5 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 22.6 106% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 176 157% 234 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 85%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 297GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 161 326 367 342 408 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 383 Write 368 Mixed 268 SusWrite 318 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 32.9 118% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 223 202% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVR 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GVR 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.2% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 18.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,476x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,160x
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	272x
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 $273	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 $168	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