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MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 09:58
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$148 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 742 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$275 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 5510) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 162 Parallax 163 134% 163 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 140 Splatting 124 122% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 875GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 113 109 138 157 149 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 171 Write 137 Mixed 109 SusWrite 130 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ04ABF100 1TB 179,769 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 125GB free Firmware: JU000U SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 91 93 91 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 136 Write 120 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 91.7 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 232% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 410GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 134 135 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 133 Write 128 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 134 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 5,767 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 38: 3R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
38%	20%	71	310	256	60	24"	1920 1080	CHD0240 GDM-245JN

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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 $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,187x
Core i5-7600KIntel $120Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	320x
Core i7-7700Intel $100Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	128x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	337x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	249x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	99x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	89x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $968

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Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350