MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '19 at 06:16
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 631 8-Core 598 83% 614 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 121 Parallax 114 96% 118 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 108 Splatting 109 88% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 220 177 28 90 73 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.6% Above average	Read 195 Write 97 Mixed 132 SusWrite 132 31% 139 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 29.1 115% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 124 113% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 100%
Intel MEMPEK1J016GAH 14GB 485 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 13GB free Firmware: K4110400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 167 168 170 170 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 846 Write 170 Mixed 282 SusWrite 167 80% 367 MB/s	4K Read 228 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 147 592% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 287 274% 451 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 252%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 199 196 207 215 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 108 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 204 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 347GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 77 80 79 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 94.3 Mixed 26 SusWrite 78.1 54% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 0868 AM51UE11G64AP-RQ 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 26.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 88%

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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 $400Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: $1,263

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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