MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '17 at 18:02
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 538 72% 539 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 116 Parallax 100 94% 111 fps	MRender 98.2 Gravity 100 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 177 Mixed 290 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.9 176% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 493 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 173 208% 363 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 144%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 63GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 346 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 184 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 40 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 53 201864380449 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2249879408 (F7) Unknown 100 100 70324781 (F8) Unknown 100 100 37578789 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1942 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	61.3% Good	Read 473 Write 161 Mixed 238 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 11.9 84% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 15.2 60% 133 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 132 132 34388181428 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 338 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 351 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 170 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 353 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 353 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 158914773026 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	113% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 197 Mixed 175 142% 189 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.21 99% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.1 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,116x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,267

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