MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 06:57
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 141 2-Core 267 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 735 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 113 Parallax 264 116% 173 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 153 112% 134 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 104%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SVP100S2128G 128GB 578 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: CJRA0202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 72.8 Mixed 126 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 27.8 90% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 65.3 DQ Mixed 30.5 27% 38.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 49%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 12GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 862 Write 555 Mixed 534 144% 650 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 53.6 205% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 533 DQ Mixed 313 264% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 55GB free Firmware: CC27 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 108 Mixed 83.2 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 48GB free Firmware: KC65 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.8 Write 100 Mixed 57.7 64% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 75 Write 74 Mixed 53.8 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 93.2 Write 93 Mixed 57.5 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.2% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,937 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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