MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	101% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 17 '17 at 23:11
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 98.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 285 100% 178 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 783 81% 653 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 155 Parallax 133 121% 146 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 142 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 157GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,389 Write 560 Mixed 787 200% 912 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 43.1 193% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 35 DQ Write 545 DQ Mixed 100 134% 227 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 157%
Crucial M550 128GB-$40 2,673 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6728 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 792 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 199 (AE) Unknown 100 100 27 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 54 197569019938 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 19835616379 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1138320315 (F8) Unknown 100 100 112195873	101% Outstanding	Read 525 Write 352 Mixed 414 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 31.5 148% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 51.9 113% 232 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 735GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 135529456 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 988 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 69062860 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7510 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 921 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 60 588644387 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 81 81 39038 (C2) HDA temperature 35 40 17179869219 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -47506633254997 (F1) Unknown 100 253 39188723730 (F2) Unknown 100 253 769037646275	89.2% Excellent	Read 174 Write 137 Mixed 136 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.15 64% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 167GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 98 (03) Spinup time 119 119 25791234356 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 11308 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 136 136 32 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 18835 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2817 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11435 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11435 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 249108561954 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	66.9% Good	Read 112 Write 122 Mixed 107 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.25 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.31 64% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 29.4 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 32.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 45.3 88% 45.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.4% 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 $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