MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.3% 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	184% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 09:28
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 841 89% 709 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 67.7 Parallax 60.5 47% 62 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 61.3 Splatting 55.5 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9690 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1178 (B1) Unknown 98 98 31 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 46 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 73 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14716203148
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,846 Write 1,195 Mixed 1,301 320% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 23.2 114% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 70.5 DQ Write 92.7 DQ Mixed 14.9 30% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 236%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 82GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 1,387 Write 555 Mixed 794 200% 912 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 13.9 83% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 94 DQ Mixed 13.7 23% 43.2 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 157%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 157 133 11125 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 800 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8318 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 300 (10) Unknown 2 198 49118422776 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 745 (C2) HDA temperature 117 101 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.6% Excellent	Read 157 Write 144 Mixed 140 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.85 4K Mixed 0.35 131% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 98%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 93 215963753 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1051 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 2360 (07) Seek error rate 50 47 1391603081167 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3663 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 887 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 139 (BC) Unknown 100 93 468158840947 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 36 21337868468252 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 506 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6330 (C2) HDA temperature 28 64 60129542172 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 2692944497691 (F1) Unknown 100 253 22881582519 (F2) Unknown 100 253 85401182837	71.4% Very good	Read 102 Write 145 Mixed 117 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 5.26 4K Mixed 0.4 169% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 61979272 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3742 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 39071145 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 9586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1168 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 51 487653405 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 92 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 57 57 86699 (C2) HDA temperature 29 49 55834574877 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -121354300942982 (F1) Unknown 100 253 19731048342 (F2) Unknown 100 253 36082310357	105% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 172 Mixed 165 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.31 94% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C15-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GTZKY 04CD F4-3200C15-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C14-16GTZKY 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	100% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 31.2 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 32.7 96% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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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 $241Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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