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MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7977
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 19:12
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-6700K-$127 588,978 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 (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 739 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	148% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 206 Parallax 196 176% 206 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MBF-1AN15ABHA 256GB 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6T3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 278 293 297 289 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 419 Mixed 356 SusWrite 255 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 49.2 178% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 254 216% 316 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,925 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 82GB free Firmware: EXT09H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 258 259 261 259 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 468 Write 264 Mixed 202 SusWrite 260 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 29.1 134% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 81.9 122% 233 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 88%
Sandisk SD7SB6S-256G-1006 256GB 2,611 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 53GB free Firmware: X3511006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 257 208 208 149 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 436 Mixed 259 SusWrite 203 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.7 171% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 197 171% 255 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 94%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$45 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 534GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 124 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 123 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 28.2 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 5,165 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 68%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,581x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	1,205x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	330x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	897x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	468x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	385x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	301x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	129x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	291x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	249x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	207x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $587

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $298	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350