MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	99.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161205
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '21 at 11:59
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 788 75% 623 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 141 Parallax 130 104% 133 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 401 188 248 208 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 438 Mixed 348 SusWrite 270 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.8 162% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 208 177% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%
Kingshare SSD 480GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 88GB free Firmware: R0423A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 283 87 118 81 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 432 Mixed 354 SusWrite 169 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 22 126% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 97.4 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 25.6 74% 151 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 92%
Londisk 960GB 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 100GB free Firmware: Q0807A SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 422 337 133 134 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 467 Mixed 436 SusWrite 256 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.8 168% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 105 150% 278 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Adata SU760 1TB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 95GB free Firmware: XA001R30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 397 421 433 440 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 434 Mixed 402 SusWrite 414 96% 423 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.4 179% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 277 216% 295 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 83GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 197 184 185 77 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 478 Mixed 429 SusWrite 190 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48.2 175% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 274 220% 309 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.3 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.2 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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 $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 $178	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