MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 14:48
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 535 71% 529 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 75.6 Reflection 77.7 Parallax 71 62% 74.8 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 69 59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V4-CT064V4SSD1 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 16GB free Firmware: S5FAMM22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 101 87 86 93 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 217 Write 88.1 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 87.9 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 32.3 4K Mixed 0.1 45% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 67.4 DQ Write 16.3 DQ Mixed 0.4 11% 28 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 36%
Intel Optane+931G 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 630GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 140 141 141 143 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 103%
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 75GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 316 316 314 316 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 312 Mixed 247 SusWrite 308 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.5 154% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 148 156% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$35 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 750GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 140 139 141 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 155 Write 130 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 111%

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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 1,924 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,134x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	306x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	259x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	64x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	116x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,072

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16