MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	345% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '20 at 12:39
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 841 87% 701 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31.1 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1668 1701 1704 1719 1639 1509 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 1,514 Mixed 665 SusWrite 1,657 357% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 77.9 275% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,309 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,089 860% 1,193 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 306%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 113 112 112 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 75.7 Write 131 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 112 63% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 110%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free Firmware: GM4OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 176 156 164 177 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 151 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 163 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.2 252% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB 4,792 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 106%

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

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Workstation 76%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,294

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 $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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