MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	129% 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	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (90%). 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	16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 03:23
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 87.5 2-Core 192 66% 118 Pts	4-Core 285 8-Core 434 45% 360 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 C972) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 172 Parallax 179 145% 176 fps	MRender 188 Gravity 138 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 105 103 94 87 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 445 Write 123 Mixed 199 SusWrite 98.3 47% 216 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 35.5 134% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 176 151% 230 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 248 215 195 183 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 395 Write 382 Mixed 346 SusWrite 235 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 23.5 90% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 346 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 105 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 107 Write 115 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 93GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 129 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 88.6 Write 96.8 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 129 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 7,128 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 84GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 129 128 128 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 125 Write 143 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 129 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.6% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 16.7 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 73%

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,884 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	2,450x
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