MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 07:23
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 494 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 61.1 Parallax 81.5 54% 69.5 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 78.3 55% 65.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,566 Write 486 Mixed 407 177% 820 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 47.3 203% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 214 215% 365 MB/s
Poor: 113% Great: 213%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 547GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 85.5 Write 94 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 83.5 57% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 58%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 100GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 79 78 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 74.2 Write 77.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 78.4 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 196GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 142 143 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 158 Write 135 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 142 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 243GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 61.8 Write 43.3 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 102 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 72%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 175GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 98.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 81.2 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 100GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 103 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 167 Write 170 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 104 83% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 107%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 166GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 62 62 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 110 Write 41.1 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 62 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 860 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 31.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,449x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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