MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 08:57
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 117 2-Core 198 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 605 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3287) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 57.8 55% 63.7 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 64.4 Splatting 67.2 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gamer L TA1D0120A 120GB 861 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 66 58 57 58 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 438 Write 347 Mixed 306 SusWrite 80 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 28.8 103% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 180 162% 243 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 87%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 912GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 176 177 176 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 170 Mixed 73 SusWrite 174 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron V-GeN D4V8GL24A8R 1x8GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 10 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.4 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 47%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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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 $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: $1,293

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 $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 $40	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