MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	276% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '17 at 19:54
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 768 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 62.5 56% 67.2 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 64.8 Splatting 55.9 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 221GB free Firmware: SBFM71.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 332 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 165 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 91 91 113 (AD) Unknown 100 100 589841 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 81 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2378	92.8% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 478 Mixed 495 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 9.56 109% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 15 86% 195 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,857 Write 1,171 Mixed 1,358 393% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 50.5 231% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 594 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 198 223% 385 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 182 166 5866 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3684 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14520 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 964 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 198 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 19256 (C2) HDA temperature 123 98 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 195 75489 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 96.9 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.18 79% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 544GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 165 6075 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2323 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 73 73 20226 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1805 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2320 (C2) HDA temperature 123 96 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.5% Average	Read 83.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 80 60% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.25 77% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 30.6 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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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