MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59% 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	90.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '23 at 22:49
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 442 56% 425 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 70.1 60% 73.4 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 73.4 Splatting 69.2 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 52 46 39 33 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 439 Mixed 342 SusWrite 74.1 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 48.2 167% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 178 183% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 108%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 405 461 477 479 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 448 Mixed 413 SusWrite 435 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 49.1 168% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 475GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 998 1000 995 1001 998 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 2,312 Write 2,101 Mixed 1,986 SusWrite 1,051 418% 1,863 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 76.3 242% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1157 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 849 655% 904 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 410%
PNY 1TB SATA SSD 1TB 1,711 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 371GB free Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 374 422 101 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 483 Write 390 Mixed 400 SusWrite 202 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 30.4 129% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 44.5 90% 175 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 103%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 197GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 626 300 302 302 302 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 1,129 Mixed 534 SusWrite 448 218% 991 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 45.3 170% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 706 DQ Mixed 671 557% 810 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$63 6,179 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 26.9 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 26.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 102%

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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 $242Bench 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 $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: $1,294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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