MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 18:27
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 795 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3716) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.58 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 20 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 116 125 126 123 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 415 Write 144 Mixed 200 SusWrite 122 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 38.9 170% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 115 97% 143 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 82%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 236GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1811 869 574 576 576 584 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,966 Write 1793 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 832 313% 1,401 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 62.9 255% 98.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,035 DQ Write 1,372 DQ Mixed 967 796% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2281 610 615 614 615 614 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 2,373 Mixed 1,662 SusWrite 892 419% 1,875 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 94.4 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,571 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,442 1,092% 1,469 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 340%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 408GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 121 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 172 Write 158 Mixed 103 SusWrite 120 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 28.1 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 39.8 SC Mixed 31.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $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