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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '18 at 18:20
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$248 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 849 92% 730 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 168GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3895 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1251 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 198 198 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 265 (C2) HDA temperature 73 44 240519282715 (F1) Unknown 100 100 290782	82.4% Excellent	Read 518 Write 354 Mixed 353 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 9.8 98% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 45.8 99% 206 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 101%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 704 Write 340 Mixed 459 110% 501 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 38.8 172% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 54.7 93% 174 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 371GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 112 112 12898140368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 982 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 440 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 652 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1725 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1725 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 150325035039 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	91.3% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 138 Mixed 174 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.02 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C15-4GRR 04CD F4-2666C15-4GRR 04CD F4-2666C15-4GRR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.2 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 92%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,139x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	308x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	116x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	259x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	232x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	96x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	64x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	117x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,082

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16