MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 278 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 823 83% 674 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1570 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 76.2 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 68.2 62% 73.6 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 60.6 56% 70.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF107C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 281 127 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 871 Write 580 Mixed 588 SusWrite 218 126% 564 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 52.9 203% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 546 DQ Mixed 320 269% 382 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 157%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 92GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 140 61 52 61 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 627 Write 330 Mixed 398 SusWrite 110 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 51.5 200% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 175 151% 215 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 321GB free Firmware: 0706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 108 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 96 Write 80.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 107 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 13.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 57%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,118x
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	318x
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 $98Bench 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: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,267

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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