MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	80.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 15:38
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 275 98% 174 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 782 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2858 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 195 Parallax 189 136% 184 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 171 Splatting 126 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 113 96 179 139 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 425 Write 34.2 Mixed 304 SusWrite 131 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.9 139% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 185 169% 258 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 91%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 83GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 79 86 88 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 136 Write 100 Mixed 114 SusWrite 88.1 25% 110 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 20.7 114% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 78.8 67% 99.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 73%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 240GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 455 294 250 251 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 480 Mixed 378 SusWrite 323 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 330 248% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 99%
TRO-SSD7-120GB 120GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 51GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 170 188 172 194 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 375 Write 227 Mixed 265 SusWrite 182 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41 153% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 58.7 88% 162 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 83%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 309GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 446 447 449 394 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 471 Mixed 438 SusWrite 425 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.6 192% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 295 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 170 169 170 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 129 Mixed 82 SusWrite 168 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 31.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 29.6 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 114%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,117x
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	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
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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Total price: $1,263

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 $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