MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	404% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 10:12
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 252 93% 163 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 823 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 436GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2214 2208 2215 2216 2218 2215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	404% Outstanding	Read 2,713 Write 2224 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 2,215 482% 2,149 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 88.8 313% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,465 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 1,438 1,077% 1,432 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 404% Great: 393%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 489GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 489 337 240 240 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 343 Mixed 388 SusWrite 339 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 43.1 167% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 326 246% 328 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 99%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 56GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 57 58 57 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	50% Average	Read 171 Write 63.5 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 56.9 21% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 60.9 4K Mixed 32.6 118% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 81.3 DQ Write 61.3 DQ Mixed 68.5 52% 70.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 293GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 20 25 30 25 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 87.9 Write 70.2 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 23.4 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 174% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 75%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 524GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 70GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 20 19 13 18 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.2% Poor	Read 60.4 Write 64.2 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 15.8 30% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 32.9 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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