MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	317% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 788 76% 627 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 1828 1439 1135 1128 1119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,052 Write 1,820 Mixed 1,024 SusWrite 1,397 352% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 74.4 271% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,543 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 1,257 1,010% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 302%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$154 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2452 2157 1170 1172 1180 1179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 2545 Write 2,429 Mixed 1806 SusWrite 1,552 467% 2,083 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 96.5 322% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,621 DQ Write 1,482 DQ Mixed 1,524 1,151% 1,542 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 365% Great: 372%
TOSHIBA MK3265GSX H 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 158GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 72 71 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 76.9 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 70.5 88% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 36%
ASMT 2115 500GB 2,879 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 16GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 62.1 Write 62.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 58.8 70% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 166%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 25.7 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,119x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	255x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	231x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,117

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16