MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	264% 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 13:20
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$235 712,312 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)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 260 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 771 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 300 300 299 300 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,416 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,213 SusWrite 476 308% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 81.6 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 1,003 798% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 205GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 301 296 298 295 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 344 Mixed 262 SusWrite 301 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 36.4 160% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 222 197% 299 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 308 257 241 231 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 491 Mixed 402 SusWrite 274 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.1 230% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 356 263% 346 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 112GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 90 92 91 84 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 339 Write 130 Mixed 183 SusWrite 90.9 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 37.8 156% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 94 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 93.7 75% 104 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 564GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 168 170 172 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 173 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 168 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 27.9 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 32.1 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,125x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	305x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	322x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	257x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	64x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	38x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,072

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16