MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	262% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '23 at 15:53
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 243 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 659 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 3980) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.7.2 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 139 Parallax 304 113% 194 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 151 Splatting 207 167% 205 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR313 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1443 1759 1768 1920 1918 1351 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,676 Write 2,125 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 1,693 394% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 58.5 188% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 588 DQ Mixed 706 537% 731 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 370%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 680GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 470 470 470 469 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 445 Mixed 434 SusWrite 466 104% 459 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 53.2 171% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 137%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$132 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 816GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 174 172 175 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 162 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 172 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 346% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 164 168 168 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 162 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 166 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 32.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	60	60	27"	1280 720	IVM662D PL2788H

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Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,918 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,128x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	306x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	323x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	64x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,068

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16