MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '18 at 16:38
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 851 89% 714 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2577 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 155 Parallax 132 101% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 113 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1362 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 373 (64) Unknown 100 100 4657248 (65) Unknown 100 100 307696 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 42 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 95 95 2021 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 849 (B7) Unknown 98 98 10 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 27 100 154620002331 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 1 (E7) Temperature 95 95 5 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12100 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2681 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5541 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3021 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7	74.6% Very good	Read 482 Write 237 Mixed 240 70% 319 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 15.2 106% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 28.8 77% 169 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 468GB free Firmware: AX1P4M Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1701 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2844 (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 92 92 3472 (0A) Spinup retry count 156 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1720 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4064 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 180 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 43337 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 210454249495 (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 13 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 95 95 2130 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 266 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	49.3% Average	Read 86.4 Write 85.3 Mixed 84.8 64% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.19 63% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 14 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 86 86 4460 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2696 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2618 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 55 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2036 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 255 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 58 214749347864 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 8079 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 55 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 81829	37.8% Below average	Read 57.7 Write 74 Mixed 61 48% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.95 4K Mixed 0.32 66% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 155GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 40.7 Mixed 35 50% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.16 68% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x16GB 489 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 109%

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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: $1,293

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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