MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	141% 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	80.8% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 02:07
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 255 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 726 71% 583 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% 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: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 192 Parallax 231 163% 208 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 166 Splatting 119 127% 160 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 243 176 105 97 72 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	80.8% Excellent	Read 256 Write 245 Mixed 228 SusWrite 156 50% 221 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 50.2 168% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 194 146% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 134%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 72GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 394 356 234 255 190 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 401 Write 394 Mixed 360 SusWrite 302 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 31.3 101% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 36.9 64% 126 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 97%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 165 164 159 164 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 152 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 161 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 271% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 312GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 183 182 183 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 139 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 181 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2.6 444% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 28.2 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 104%

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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 $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: 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 $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