MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	104% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 00:24
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 722 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 187 Parallax 192 146% 186 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 181 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 389 436 446 441 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 442 Mixed 250 SusWrite 400 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.4 158% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 125 130% 217 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 162GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 431 486 494 493 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 489 Mixed 410 SusWrite 450 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 55.3 202% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 161 160 158 163 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 72 Write 134 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 159 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 228% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 90%
Toshiba MK7559GSXP 750GB-$118 5,761 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 699GB free Firmware: GN001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 21 SusWrite 102 59% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 88%

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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	1,118x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,137

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16