MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 257 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 709 68% 561 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2776) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 41.8 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 53.2 34% 45.3 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 45.8 Splatting 36.6 37% 46 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 44GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 195 198 193 194 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 466 Mixed 231 SusWrite 197 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.8 191% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 238 192% 273 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3250820AS 250GB-$50 16,391 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 4.7 6.5 25 55 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 60.4 Write 63.8 Mixed 36.1 SusWrite 23.9 34% 46 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 44%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 315GB free Firmware: JP2OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 66 72 82 94 84 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 130 Write 52 Mixed 44.4 SusWrite 79.1 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 134GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 84 86 88 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 88 Write 82.3 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 86.9 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 84GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 48 53 60 74 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 91.2 Write 93.3 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 59.1 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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