MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	304% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '17 at 05:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 850 86% 694 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 153 Parallax 145 122% 149 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 143 Splatting 112 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,850 Write 1,384 Mixed 1,681 434% 1,972 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 67 264% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 492 DQ Mixed 268 280% 464 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 292%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 260GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 131 4141 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5279 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7065 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3281 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 563 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 139 139 183122 (C2) HDA temperature 113 84 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.8% Good	Read 129 Write 107 Mixed 116 88% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.21 90% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 85%
Samsung HD200HJ 200GB 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 119GB free Firmware: KF100-06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 4352 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8282 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15742 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3100 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 108505 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BE) vendor-specific 139 97 789184545 (C2) HDA temperature 133 94 805961763 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 108505 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 253 0	48.7% Average	Read 85.4 Write 84.2 Mixed 82 63% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.36 88% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 985 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 25.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 92%

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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