MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

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Run History

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 16:23
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 832 87% 700 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2665 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 156 Parallax 146 123% 151 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 148 Splatting 117 105% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD6SP1M128G1102 128GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 280 284 286 268 283 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 407 Write 279 Mixed 203 SusWrite 277 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.8 148% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 120 126% 210 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 87%
Seagate SkyHawk 1TB (2016)-$62 7,846 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 627GB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 152 151 151 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 150 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 151 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 2x8GB 17,908 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 27.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 95%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,124x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	303x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	321x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16