MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	85.7% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 05:17
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 689 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A7) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 166 Parallax 158 138% 164 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 145 Splatting 108 115% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 226 129 130 125 115 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 404 Write 429 Mixed 308 SusWrite 182 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41 152% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 179 159% 235 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 48GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 141 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 486 Mixed 412 SusWrite 168 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55 203% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 177 183% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 718GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 368 438 440 461 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 466 Mixed 410 SusWrite 432 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63.2 196% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 147 169% 291 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 121GB free Firmware: 0002SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 72 71 73 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 71.2 Write 70.3 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 71 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 51%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 104 106 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 86.8 Write 103 Mixed 67 SusWrite 103 66% 90 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 575GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 126 125 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 131 Write 105 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 125 147% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 20.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 103%

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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 $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 $92Bench 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 $178	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