MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.8%, 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	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 14:26
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 757 79% 632 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 149 Parallax 138 111% 141 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 135 Splatting 110 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 21 22 25 20 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 475 Write 73.5 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 30.1 34% 161 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 14.4 82% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 0.2 39% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 78%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 121GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 473 479 478 477 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 484 Mixed 393 SusWrite 456 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.7 197% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 274 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 1TB 3,837 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 835GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 127 127 127 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 88.8 Write 120 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 126 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 221% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 191 192 192 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 172 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 190 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.2 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 107%

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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 $250Bench 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 $160Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $46

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