MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.7% 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	344% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 09:47
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 782 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 72.9 Reflection 76.4 Parallax 69.5 59% 72.9 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 73.2 Splatting 69 57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1932 1978 1988 2009 1982 1920 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 2,722 Write 2,154 Mixed 1,241 SusWrite 1,968 452% 2,021 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.3 234% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 999 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 933 704% 942 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 393%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 206 200 202 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 150 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 200 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 492GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 145 149 144 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 155 Write 120 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 147 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

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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 $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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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