MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	315% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '19 at 02:52
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$230 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 719 75% 600 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 78.1 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 70 64% 76.5 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 74.1 60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 1234 1427 1458 1441 1485 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,519 Write 1565 Mixed 862 SusWrite 1,347 349% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 70.9 255% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,066 DQ Mixed 1,140 868% 1,176 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 363%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 4TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 311GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 40 41 41 42 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 83.8 Write 80 Mixed 51 SusWrite 39.4 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 94%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 1.5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 185GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 40 41 42 44 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 71.8 Write 77.5 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 39.3 44% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 54%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 41 41 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.1% Average	Read 109 Write 102 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 39.3 61% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 310% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 83%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 10TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 6TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 38 40 41 42 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	60.1% Good	Read 168 Write 166 Mixed 106 SusWrite 39.3 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 286% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 182 166 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 166 Write 168 Mixed 110 SusWrite 177 210% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 159GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 41 42 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 39.7 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 41.2 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 979GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 156 151 157 160 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 155 Write 158 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 157 184% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 113% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 102%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,118x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	318x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $1,132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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