MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	356% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170515
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 13:19
Run Duration	424 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 779 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 8516) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.7 Reflection 18.4 Parallax 21.6 19% 21.2 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 23.3 Splatting 18.3 18% 22.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 1657 1672 1638 1672 1602 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	356% Outstanding	Read 2,697 Write 1,932 Mixed 1,009 SusWrite 1,661 406% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 55.1 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 79.1 291% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,338 DQ Mixed 1,116 891% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 356% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 123GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 471 486 488 490 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 486 Mixed 406 SusWrite 484 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 53.9 192% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 154GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 480 479 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 373 SusWrite 483 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 51.1 190% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 344 263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 30GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 480 480 484 484 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 472 Mixed 396 SusWrite 482 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 47.5 180% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 127%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 148GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 480 479 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 395 SusWrite 482 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.2 192% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 621GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 208 207 209 209 209 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 389 Mixed 351 SusWrite 208 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 52.5 174% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 234 179% 243 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 285GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 206 207 209 209 209 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 395 Mixed 330 SusWrite 208 74% 327 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 52.3 174% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 225 174% 238 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 232GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 483 483 486 493 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 380 SusWrite 485 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 51.4 190% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 351 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 250GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 59GB free, PID 61f5 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 290 289 290 290 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	416% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 488 Mixed 421 SusWrite 310 571% 426 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 49 4,779% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 41.2 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 53 5,615% 67.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 416% Great: 377%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 821GB free, PID 1048 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 83 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 84.2 101% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 44%
WD Elements 1078 2TB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 287GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 64 64 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 64 Write 64.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 64.5 79% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 96.5 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 104 132% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.9 209% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 113%

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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	2,450x
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