MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	209% 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	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 787 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 278 Parallax 312 254% 301 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 246 Splatting 178 201% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 219 217 212 210 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 479 Mixed 373 SusWrite 241 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.9 215% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 54GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 162 163 164 164 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 331 Write 200 Mixed 242 SusWrite 166 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47.5 172% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 162 134% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 83 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 128 Write 96.8 Mixed 121 SusWrite 82.2 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 31.9 128% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 90.7 DQ Mixed 87.7 70% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 243GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 127 127 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 156 Write 155 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 126 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 139 140 137 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 139 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 46.6 SC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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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 $45	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