MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	303% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '19 at 20:26
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 73.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 87% 161 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 698 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 69.3 61% 72.1 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 70 Splatting 71.9 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1397 1489 1695 1863 1905 1860 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,373 Write 1,729 Mixed 1,272 SusWrite 1,702 396% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 64.3 214% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 880 DQ Write 815 DQ Mixed 860 642% 852 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 393%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 217 217 216 219 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 150GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 150 153 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 116 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 152 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 96%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 320GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 237GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 68 69 66 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 67 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 67.4 44% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZR 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.7% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.5 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 92.9 43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 41%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,120x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	301x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	115x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,051

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16