MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 23:23
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 304 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 814 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E376) CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 0 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 52.2 0% 38.8 fps	MRender 80.4 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 72.7 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Q-180 180GB 748 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 9.9 11 41 5.4 9 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.4% Below average	Read 188 Write 101 Mixed 87 SusWrite 28.4 22% 101 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 16.3 65% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 33.6 DQ Mixed 32 24% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 90%
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB 14,313 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free Firmware: UE3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 105 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 460 Write 273 Mixed 254 SusWrite 134 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 20.5 89% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 95.2 DQ Mixed 43.2 50% 85.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 55%
TEAML5Lite3D480G 480GB 4,595 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 391GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 465 463 465 465 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 481 Mixed 445 SusWrite 467 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 70.6 234% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 145 169% 293 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 127%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 112GB free Firmware: UE360000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 102 86 87 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 459 Write 258 Mixed 262 SusWrite 127 61% 277 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 20.5 89% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 93.1 DQ Mixed 42.6 49% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 53%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 564GB free Firmware: 1AA01107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 83 82 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 74 Write 100 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 85.1 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 2x8GB 1,141 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 45.6 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 33.7 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 47.1 SC Mixed 37.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 43.4 92% 43.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 118%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,115x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 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 $76Bench 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: $1,302

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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