MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 07:15
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 793 86% 683 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Lighting 83.8 Reflection 86.1 Parallax 76.2 68% 82 fps	MRender 80.7 Gravity 75 Splatting 67.7 60% 74.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 890GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 1201 1191 1189 1181 1184 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 1935 Write 1,561 Mixed 750 SusWrite 1211 304% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 62.3 244% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1284 DQ Write 1,176 DQ Mixed 1,075 849% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 302%
Liteonit LMT-32L3M 32GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 11GB free Firmware: LWE3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 89 90 89 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 315 Write 90.7 Mixed 127 SusWrite 87.9 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 25.7 116% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 111 88% 123 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2117 2140 1202 1172 1178 1177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,367 Write 2,126 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,498 415% 1,851 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 99.5 340% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1,229 DQ Mixed 1250 944% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 56GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 73 72 72 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 71 Write 64.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 72 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 39%
TOSHIBA MK3265GSX H 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 40.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 40.2 51% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 25.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,910 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,123x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	303x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
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 $45Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16