MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	234% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 06:52
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 291 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 746 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 C759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.5% Very good	Lighting 90.9 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 93 74% 90.9 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 72.2 69% 87 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS3030 2TB SSD 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: CS303132 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1890 1626 1082 1081 1086 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,429 Write 1,312 Mixed 1,583 SusWrite 1,431 325% 1,439 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62.6 200% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 468 DQ Mixed 596 446% 601 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 315%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 610GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 397 418 475 477 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 276 Mixed 400 SusWrite 440 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 56.5 186% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 487GB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 18 19 18 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 136 Write 25.7 Mixed 75 SusWrite 17.7 48% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 104%
WD My Book 25EE 12TB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 10TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 191 196 188 192 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 201 Mixed 162 SusWrite 192 255% 187 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 8.5 4K Mixed 1 399% 9.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 7.1 DQ Mixed 1.3 287% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GIS 04CD F4-2400C15-16GIS 04CD F4-2400C15-8GIS 04CD F4-2400C15-16GIS 48GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 26 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns

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Gaming 89%

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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 $241Bench 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 $92Bench 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: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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