MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.6% 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)
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 08:22
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 225 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 436 55% 416 Pts	64-Core 437 27% 437 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 30 Parallax 36.8 32% 35.5 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 34.6 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 482 Write 460 Mixed 337 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 45.5 155% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 212 199% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 16GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 130 124 113 105 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 429 Write 157 Mixed 193 SusWrite 118 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 34.4 134% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 114 104% 158 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 179 179 179 180 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 146 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 178 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
WDC WD20 EFRX-68EUZN0 2TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 181GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4 4.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	7.91% Terrible	Read 38.5 Write 40 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 4.3 34% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 33% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.91% Great: 23%
ST1000DM 003-1CH162 1TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 495GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 31 33 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 40.8 Write 35.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 33.9 48% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 1x16GB 210 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.1% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.7 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.1 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 50%

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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