MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	337% 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.

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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 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 06 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 264 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 816 85% 685 Pts	64-Core 817 50% 817 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99% 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 81.5 Parallax 71.9 64% 77.3 fps	MRender 76.5 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 64 57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit LMT-32L3M 32GB 254 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 11GB free Firmware: LWE3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 86 90 90 89 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 313 Write 90.8 Mixed 128 SusWrite 88.9 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 29.2 121% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 91 DQ Mixed 111 88% 124 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 931GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 1776 1431 1133 1131 1123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,708 Write 1,622 Mixed 947 SusWrite 1,397 318% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 71.3 241% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,204 DQ Mixed 1,017 829% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 872GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 2140 1175 1165 1159 1167 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,359 Write 2088 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 1,499 419% 1,871 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 90.7 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,341 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 1,264 953% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 372%
Seagate ST9320325AS 320GB-$34 18,767 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 76GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 71 71 70 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 72 Write 62 Mixed 38 SusWrite 70.5 44% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 39%
TOSHIBA MK3265GSX H 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 178GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36.8 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 37.1 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.8% 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)	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 26.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 28.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 91%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,123x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
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

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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