MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	198% 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 (16%). 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '19 at 10:14
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 267 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 798 77% 635 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7A78) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 9.25 7% 9.92 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 325 325 321 324 291 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,719 Write 1,367 Mixed 577 SusWrite 369 223% 1,008 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 56.8 204% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,093 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 825 663% 936 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 219GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 463 447 443 466 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 408 SusWrite 457 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.2 191% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 37.2 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 39.6 27% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 98%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 115 116 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 112 Write 60.5 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 114 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 67%
OCZ-AGIL ITY3 120GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 32GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 101 100 101 100 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 115 Mixed 128 SusWrite 97.9 160% 121 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 23.5 2,636% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.2 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 26.5 3,229% 38.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 176%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 119%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,137x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	308x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	259x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	64x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	117x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,085

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16