MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '19 at 07:28
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 261 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 697 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,194 Write 1,262 Mixed 1,045 261% 1,167 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 62.3 220% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 903 686% 925 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 228%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 392 Write 106 Mixed 174 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 39.1 137% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 93.5 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 72.3 64% 95.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 374GB free Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,216 Write 1,234 Mixed 1,096 264% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.3 233% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,042 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 936 697% 928 MB/s
Poor: 133% Great: 228%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 257GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 121 Mixed 95.2 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 406GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,880 Write 76.7 Mixed 137 1,456% 2,031 MB/s	4K Read 613 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 4.2 26,058% 206 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.8% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 17.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,885 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	2,451x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,150x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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