MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	94.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	334% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '17 at 22:39
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 816 88% 701 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 122 Parallax 115 98% 119 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 107 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,916 Write 1,644 Mixed 1,933 478% 2,164 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 213 4K Mixed 76.5 294% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 641 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 289 303% 499 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 306%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 203 139 6816 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3594 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 28598 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1257 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 87 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3352 (C2) HDA temperature 121 82 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 40247 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	50.8% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 82 Mixed 72.5 62% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.32 96% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 60%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 38GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 243 (03) Spinup time 166 157 6683 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3622 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25271 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1330 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 286 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3514 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 10 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.9% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 58.2 Mixed 63.7 46% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.35 86% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 46.5 MC Mixed 31.8 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 37.5 109% 38.2 GB/s	Latency 42.1 95% 42.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 128%

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Gaming 89%

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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 $250Bench 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: $1,302

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) $35	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