MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	294% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 04:45
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 242 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 674 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 175 Parallax 193 146% 183 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 158 Splatting 112 123% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1257 1216 1276 1295 1289 1250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,356 Write 1,220 Mixed 790 SusWrite 1,264 312% 1,408 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 64 237% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1302 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 934 753% 1068 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 292%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 449 459 387 281 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 350 SusWrite 384 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.2 182% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 247 211% 312 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 193 196 197 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 146 Mixed 30 SusWrite 196 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 193 194 194 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 167 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 194 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.3 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 98%

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Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $241Bench 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: $1,293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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