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MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

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Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics79% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '20 at 00:07
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 270
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 567
76% 569 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑
This bench: 96.4%
 Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
MSI(1462 C758)
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 87.6
Parallax 90.1
81% 92.5 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 82
Splatting 76.9
74% 93.5 fps
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 79%
 Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB
784GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 13 14 134 165 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
2TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 145 153 155 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 159
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 153
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 90.1%
 Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 28
86% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.6
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 85.7%
 Great: 86%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,905 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,120x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples301x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples115x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples319x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples231x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples63x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,056
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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