MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88% 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	263% 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 (16%). 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '17 at 14:50
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 766 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

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: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 114 Parallax 99.3 91% 109 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 101 82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 819GB free Firmware: X41200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 64 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 37 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2687005 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 46 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1154 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 61 261994643492 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34359738376 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 515 (EA) Unknown 100 100 605 (F1) Unknown 253 253 591 (F2) Unknown 253 253 468 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	90.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 348 Mixed 335 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 21.6 125% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 44.8 98% 205 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1655 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 420 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 34 (A8) Unknown 100 100 50 (A9) Unknown 100 100 552 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 154 661426077733 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 10 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1971 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1457 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1403 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	107% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 474 Mixed 424 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 28.3 151% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 65.9 118% 233 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 447GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1583 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 411 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 28 (A9) Unknown 100 100 671 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 70 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 154 661426143269 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 6 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1410 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1230 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1083 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	107% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 476 Mixed 442 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 28.3 152% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 64.2 118% 234 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 283GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 177 Mixed 291 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 50.9 192% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 172 224% 400 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 144%
Liteon T10 240 240GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: LTNFW1.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,443 Write 1,298 Mixed 1,641 396% 1,794 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 57.1 202% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 587 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 184 232% 414 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 246%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 32.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 32.9 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,892 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	2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,153x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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