MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	208% 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	309% 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

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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '21 at 14:12
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 258 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 818 81% 660 Pts	64-Core 814 50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	208% Outstanding	Lighting 306 Reflection 292 Parallax 318 250% 305 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 253 Splatting 187 206% 263 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 416GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1634 1624 1637 1261 953 933 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,139 Write 1,492 Mixed 632 SusWrite 1,340 312% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 76.9 276% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1317 DQ Write 1226 DQ Mixed 1,088 867% 1,210 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 306%
XPG GAMMIX S70 1TB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 398% 237GB free Firmware: 3.2.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1188 743 577 610 595 599 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 109 Write 1,614 Mixed 741 SusWrite 719 184% 796 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 56.1 242% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 562 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 627 539% 773 MB/s
Poor: 198% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 563%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 707GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 133 137 142 139 134 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 74 SusWrite 135 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 216% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 45.7 MC Mixed 35 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 51.4 SC Mixed 35.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	1,119x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16