MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	21.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 08:17
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 79.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 243 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 707 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.3% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 61 58% 67.4 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 67.3 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 341 Mixed 258 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 42.8 157% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 290 232% 326 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 40GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 356 376 324 151 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 375 Mixed 294 SusWrite 287 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 35.3 142% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 251 208% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 444GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 285 286 279 284 256 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 464 Mixed 433 SusWrite 284 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55 189% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 426GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 138 138 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 139 Write 127 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 137 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 18.6 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 16.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 102%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,115x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,293

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 $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