MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	151% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '17 at 21:55
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 855 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 146 Parallax 141 153% 158 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 548 Mixed 730 200% 914 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 23.6 130% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 200 224% 384 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 170%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3211 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 241 (64) Unknown 100 100 3187968 (65) Unknown 100 100 400320 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 30 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 98 98 939 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1326 (B7) Unknown 98 98 9 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 154619674652 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 98 98 2 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5865 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2336 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5004 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2880 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	66.3% Good	Read 464 Write 264 Mixed 264 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 8.79 76% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 28.9 75% 163 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896895157 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 368 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3398 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 365 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 566 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 566 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 158914445340 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 187 Mixed 174 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.19 99% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FADG 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FBD 859B BLS4G4D240FSB.8FADG 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 24.6 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 84%

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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 $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) $35	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