MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.2% 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	72% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 07:29
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 747 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 25 Parallax 20.3 18% 22.3 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 28.3 22% 27 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 133%
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% EVGA(3842 2662) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 25 Parallax 20.3 18% 22.3 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 25.9 21% 26.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 131 73 122 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 390 Write 130 Mixed 183 SusWrite 119 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.4 146% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 75 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 85.8 70% 96.8 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 107%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 26GB free Firmware: O0803B5a Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 452 Mixed 390 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.3 196% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 261 214% 306 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30 32,167 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 43GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 443 445 439 446 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 439 Mixed 429 SusWrite 383 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 56.9 192% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 259 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 237 195% 277 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 126GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 108 Write 114 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 74%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 108 112 111 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 106 Write 112 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 110 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 173% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 111%
Toshiba MK1655GSXF 160GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 44GB free Firmware: FH215B SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 47 49 49 49 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 32.2 Write 29.3 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 48.2 25% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 25.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 28.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 104%

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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) $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