MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '17 at 09:32
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (50^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 768 81% 646 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1511 MHz, MLim: 1763 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.3 57% 67.7 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 63.6 Splatting 56.3 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 690 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 386 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 57 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 82 (F1) Unknown 99 99 849967789	81.2% Excellent	Read 516 Write 415 Mixed 417 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 26.3 102% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 76.7 DQ Mixed 42.5 44% 73.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1107 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 512 (B1) Unknown 99 99 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 45 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 111 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10358099343
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Kingston RBU-SC400S37128G 128GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 100GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4196004 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 80075370270558 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1686 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 870 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 66 81608704025 (C2) HDA temperature 25 66 81608704025 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4196004 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4196004 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4196004 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 9422 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4210 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4210 (F2) Unknown 0 0 4343	59.5% Above average	Read 518 Write 172 Mixed 226 66% 305 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 14.5 80% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 96.5 DQ Mixed 45 50% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 82%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 87GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4182565 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 -85633057942469 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1936 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 155 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 25 75 85904261145 (C2) HDA temperature 25 75 85904261145 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4182565 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4182565 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4182565 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1926 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1626 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1626 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2698	56.6% Above average	Read 505 Write 134 Mixed 222 62% 287 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 14.4 81% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 94.9 DQ Mixed 42.1 48% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 28.6 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 97%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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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Total price: $1,294

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