MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.3% 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	231% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '22 at 04:36
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (42^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 69.1 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 242 73% 136 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 625 66% 530 Pts	64-Core 621 38% 621 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3775) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2057 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 78.1 Reflection 78.1 Parallax 71.4 64% 75.9 fps	MRender 35.8 Gravity 74.3 Splatting 70.8 51% 60.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 557GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 1034 941 1003 938 1049 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,605 Write 1,719 Mixed 1,522 SusWrite 1,078 334% 1,481 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.4 206% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,063 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 639 523% 759 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 322%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 54GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 117 123 123 132 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 416 Write 129 Mixed 202 SusWrite 130 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 21.2 92% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 279 224% 316 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 162 163 155 149 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 104 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 156 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 408% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 90%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 131 132 131 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 174 Write 173 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 130 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 15,511 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 18.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 104 39% 104 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 106%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,115x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	254x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	61x

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: $1,302

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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