MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '23 at 08:43
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 239 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 600 64% 509 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.8 85% 104 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 99.1 Splatting 96.3 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 531GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 380 422 448 456 445 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 445 Mixed 411 SusWrite 409 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 47 154% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 306 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 101GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 385 425 451 457 457 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 410 Mixed 389 SusWrite 413 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 48 155% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 297 243% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
WD WD80EZAZ-11TDBA0 8TB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 948GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 91 91 87 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 76.5 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 86.4 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 105%
ASMT 2105 1TB 948 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 253GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 71 69 70 70 69 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 62.9 Write 64 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 68.6 86% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.9 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,902 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	2,462x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	310x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	855x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	277x
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	270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	245x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $573

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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