MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	226% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 11:49
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 296 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 767 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 475 315 314 314 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,920 Write 1,320 Mixed 655 SusWrite 475 241% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 58.5 242% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 688 618% 940 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 728GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 479 474 475 476 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 444 Mixed 391 SusWrite 460 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 57.9 208% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 81GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 133 107 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 387 Write 126 Mixed 202 SusWrite 126 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 42.6 176% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 166 125% 168 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 82%
Intel 335 Series 180GB-$169 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 167GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 158 167 168 156 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 332 Write 190 Mixed 245 SusWrite 162 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 43.3 178% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 222 170% 232 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.9 102% 35.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 2R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	31%	32	56	6	144	0"	3440 1440

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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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Value: 70% - Very good

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