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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	119% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$127 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 138 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 780 84% 665 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 137 Parallax 126 103% 130 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 135 Splatting 116 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU750 512GB 7,316 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA001R29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 403 431 426 422 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 441 Mixed 417 SusWrite 423 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.3 195% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 278 217% 297 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 112%
Adata SU900 512GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 210GB free Firmware: Q0125A SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 258 182 411 465 398 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 478 Mixed 424 SusWrite 361 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 51.2 182% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 269 216% 303 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 241GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 129 128 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 103 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 127 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 32.5 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,185 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 $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,587x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,210x
Core i7-6700Intel $134Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	331x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	901x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	469x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	386x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	302x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	129x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	293x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	250x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $665

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