MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	178% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161114
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 264 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 780 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0); ASUS GeForce TUF RTX 3080 O10G GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	178% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 232 Parallax 234 208% 241 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 236 Splatting 141 176% 226 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 233 171 108 126 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 882 Write 560 Mixed 588 SusWrite 196 124% 556 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 52.8 197% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 320 268% 377 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 157%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 89GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 142 146 96 92 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 416 Write 190 Mixed 171 SusWrite 122 50% 225 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 24.5 129% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 57.6 101% 204 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 85%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 265GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 411 346 245 247 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 408 Write 479 Mixed 386 SusWrite 312 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.9 161% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 322 243% 324 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 179GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 411 341 250 252 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 465 Mixed 385 SusWrite 314 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 42.6 163% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 323 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 27.5 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 105%

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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	1,116x
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 $94Bench 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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,267

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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