MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 17:08
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 268 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 799 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 799 49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1651 MHz, MLim: 1924 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Lighting 78.4 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 70.7 64% 76.5 fps	MRender 81.2 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 67.9 60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF107C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 155 199 78 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 894 Write 579 Mixed 594 SusWrite 202 126% 567 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 53.9 204% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 325 271% 381 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 157%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 92GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 107 61 53 61 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 630 Write 328 Mixed 401 SusWrite 104 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 52.8 205% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 175 149% 211 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 326GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 100 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 109 Write 77.5 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 99.5 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 225% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 12.8 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,115x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	61x

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: $1,302

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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