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 above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	66.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 03:03
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 598 77% 584 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 86 96 96 87 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 482 Write 180 Mixed 154 SusWrite 95.2 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 13.2 119% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 32.5 66% 132 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 78%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 46GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 298 297 294 285 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 469 Mixed 387 SusWrite 306 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 49.8 182% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 255 219% 323 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 113 113 114 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 113 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26.5 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 96%

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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 $241Bench 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: $1,293

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