MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	325% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 04:33
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 718 75% 600 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB; founders wdition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 122 Parallax 128 107% 127 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 115 Splatting 101 104% 132 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2146 855 811 821 823 827 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,406 Mixed 1,902 SusWrite 1,047 444% 1,983 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 99 330% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,316 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,228 924% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 163GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 489 486 485 411 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 440 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.4 200% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 734GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 88 100 101 103 99 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 57.3 Write 86.1 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 97.7 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 68%
Multiple Card Reader 8GB 1,430 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 7GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	5.06% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 7.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 6.7 11% 7.73 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.06% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 27.7 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,116x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,267

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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