MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '17 at 14:25
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
97% 173 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 784
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
113% 136 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 136
Splatting 105
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 2,004
Write 1,388
Mixed 1,203
339% 1,531 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 48.4
209% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 577
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 189
211% 364 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 248%
Great: 254%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$78
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 172
Write 141
Mixed 131
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.28
111% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 32
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 33.1
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,302
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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