MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '17 at 18:41
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 853 89% 714 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2707 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 100 100 170 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (64) Unknown 100 100 900544 (65) Unknown 100 100 153408 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 18 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 265 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1326 (B7) Unknown 100 100 3 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 100 146029740059 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1664 (EA) Unknown 100 100 889 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1531 (F2) Unknown 100 100 646 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	65.8% Good	Read 468 Write 269 Mixed 264 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 11.2 96% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 10.9 27% 53.7 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 422GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896698549 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 160 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 356 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 257 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 257 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 158914445340 (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	87.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 143 Mixed 158 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 0.19 83% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FADG 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FADG 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 26.8 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 84%

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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 $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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Value: 69% - Good

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