MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 23:58
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 113 2-Core 251 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 731 69% 571 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2487) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 246 Parallax 267 198% 252 fps	MRender 271 Gravity 232 Splatting 149 170% 217 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 617 608 582 498 409 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,692 Write 1,584 Mixed 614 SusWrite 572 248% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 54 233% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 812 670% 957 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 254%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 235GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 346 126 109 109 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 879 Write 543 Mixed 568 SusWrite 221 123% 553 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 50.4 180% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 322 264% 368 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 157%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 189 154 187 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 181 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB 1,246 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 84%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,267

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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