MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.7% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 03:11
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 795 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% 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: 1667 MHz, MLim: 1879 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 80 Parallax 71.8 64% 76.9 fps	MRender 82.1 Gravity 73.8 Splatting 63.8 59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106 3,124 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 160 158 156 169 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 415 Write 223 Mixed 246 SusWrite 161 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 31.7 151% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 144 126% 186 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 441 471 458 455 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 473 Mixed 401 SusWrite 458 102% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 67.2 232% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 166 165 168 168 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 165 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 27.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 32.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

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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 $45Bench 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 $15	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