MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	346% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 142 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 568 76% 567 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 67.2 62% 73.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 72.5 Splatting 71.2 59% 71.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 488GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 2149 1462 1132 1118 1129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2525 Write 2,418 Mixed 1,703 SusWrite 1,419 452% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 65.3 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 91.2 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,291 DQ Mixed 1,391 1,051% 1,413 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 372%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 222GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 236 96 110 101 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 414 Write 418 Mixed 359 SusWrite 175 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 19.1 114% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 28.6 77% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 86%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 425GB free Firmware: UG3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 218 64 82 72 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 466 Write 391 Mixed 306 SusWrite 128 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 20 86% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 90.3 DQ Mixed 42.1 48% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 57%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 649GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 494 495 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 495 Mixed 426 SusWrite 492 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 54.9 202% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 744GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 155 155 155 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 154 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 22 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,454x
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	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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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