MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 701 75% 595 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 177 Parallax 174 141% 175 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 154 Splatting 133 124% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 422 454 300 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 426 Mixed 421 SusWrite 349 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.4 230% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$50 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 465GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 423 483 486 471 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 429 Mixed 418 SusWrite 423 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 69.5 234% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 130%
SHGP31-500GM-2 500GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 300% 414GB free Firmware: 41061C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2400 2023 838 839 837 834 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,777 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,828 SusWrite 1,295 449% 2,009 MB/s	4K Read 70.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 97.8 326% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 1,282 965% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 370%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 18,141 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 126%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 1R 1G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	10%	52	111	7	60	23.8"	1536 864	HPN366B HP 24mh

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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 $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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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 $15	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