MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 15:05
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 237 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 544 62% 485 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8671) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 111 Parallax 126 103% 121 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 123 Splatting 102 104% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 275 274 277 274 276 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 275 Mixed 246 SusWrite 275 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 34.8 145% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 226 195% 291 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 129%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 397GB free Firmware: S5Z42109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 199 611 459 458 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,577 Write 1,348 Mixed 1,220 SusWrite 512 260% 1,164 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 76.4 245% 85.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 433 504% 864 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX3200C16D4/8GX 32GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 71: 8R 6G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
71%	56%	48	203	68	165	23.5"	1920 1080	AOC2402 24G2WG3-

History: Score 45: 3R 6G 12B | Score 71: 8R 6G 13B

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Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	94x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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