MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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	115% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5760 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 01:01
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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-$242 712,312 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)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 265 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 733 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2564 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 155 Parallax 143 124% 150 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 154 Splatting 129 110% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,036 Write 322 Mixed 453 131% 603 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 44.1 158% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 478 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 339 295% 437 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 332%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 79GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 411 395 389 335 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 1,040 Write 448 Mixed 551 SusWrite 392 134% 608 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 37.1 114% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 451 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 272 232% 344 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 372%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 63GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 389 109 126 108 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 858 Write 551 Mixed 567 SusWrite 214 122% 548 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 50.6 179% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 319 268% 379 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 823GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 141 141 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 123 Write 97.7 Mixed 76 SusWrite 140 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 95 87 91 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 160 Write 134 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 89.7 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 37GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 64 64 65 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 59.7 Write 27.1 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 61.2 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 1,517 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 27.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	62.7"	1280 720	HWP2954 NV Surround

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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 $242Bench 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: $1,294

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