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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '22 at 02:14
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 247 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 588 65% 514 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1518 1609 1631 1600 1607 1542 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,650 Write 1,724 Mixed 1,496 SusWrite 1,584 364% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 57.2 196% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,110 DQ Write 855 DQ Mixed 970 729% 978 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 347%
WDBGMP5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 511 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 465GB free Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 751 756 765 762 776 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,634 Write 1,408 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 819 298% 1,326 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 56.6 201% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1246 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 1,074 807% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 282%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 822GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 121 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 93%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 880GB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 149 143 148 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 149 Write 143 Mixed 81 SusWrite 146 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1 233% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 29.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 116%

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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 $90Bench 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