MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	32.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 04:07
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th 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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 90.6 1-Core 60.7 2-Core 134 59% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 253 24% 197 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 6510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 159 389% 159 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 81 60 62 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 28.7 Write 91.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 81.1 15% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 9.6 75% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 72.6 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 130 94% 120 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 87GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 66 65 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 83 Write 89.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 63.8 55% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 379GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 97.2 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 99.7 60% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 58%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: JU0G0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 137 133 132 133 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 140 Write 117 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 130 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 19.4 MC Mixed 20.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 98%

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

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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