MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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	248% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 163 2-Core 318 106% 193 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 878 94% 748 Pts	64-Core 906 56% 906 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3127 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 200 Parallax 203 149% 195 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 186 Splatting 129 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 323 323 326 326 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 1,508 Mixed 689 SusWrite 369 260% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 68.9 282% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,159 DQ Write 1,287 DQ Mixed 712 677% 1,052 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 236%
Intel 540s Series 1TB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 793GB free Firmware: LSF042C SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 292 119 114 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 447 Mixed 382 SusWrite 200 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 49.7 182% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 226 191% 276 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 96%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 363GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 478 488 494 497 497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 495 Mixed 463 SusWrite 490 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 68.1 238% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 31.6 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 37.4 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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	1,116x
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