MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). 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	18.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 02:52
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

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PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 466 51% 404 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 126 Parallax 99.5 104% 118 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 107 84% 102 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,628 Write 675 Mixed 555 208% 953 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41 160% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 367 347% 564 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Mushkin MKNSSDPE2TB-D8 2TB 2,217 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 2TB free Firmware: 42A2S8MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 1451 1262 919 925 523 498 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,530 Write 1,079 Mixed 867 SusWrite 930 246% 1,102 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.9 215% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,222 DQ Write 1,075 DQ Mixed 580 590% 959 MB/s
Poor: 187% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 382%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 23GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 89 87 89 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 81.5 Write 89.2 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 86.9 50% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 92%
SD Card Reader 32GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 1GB free, PID 2731 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 20 19 19 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 82 Write 18.2 Mixed 25 SusWrite 18.5 38% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 2.9 200% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 16.4 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 1R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	24%	42	111	8	100	34.1"	3440 1440	ACR0450 Acer X34

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,894 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	2,454x
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	852x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	440x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	364x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	198x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $578

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 $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