MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	201% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 17:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (32^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 84.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 690 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% MSI(1462 389B) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 294 Reflection 277 Parallax 309 240% 293 fps	MRender 335 Gravity 247 Splatting 184 201% 255 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 44 40 55 57 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 79.8 Write 85.8 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 45.4 51% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 25GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 31 33 34 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 56.1 Write 27.9 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 33 44% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 55% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 36%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 42GB free, PID a008 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 55 52 52 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 70.4 Write 81 Mixed 32.6 SusWrite 60 81% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R012D408GX2-3000C16D 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 8AC2 R012D408GX2-3000C16D 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	34"	1280 720	LHCFFFF 34D901

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,122x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
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 $48Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,067

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16