MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88% 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 Drive125% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateOct 30 '18 at 19:09
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (96th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 283
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 773
77% 629 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 115
Parallax 111
90% 112 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 102
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 301 109 109 126 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 582
Mixed 613
SusWrite 217
128% 574 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 51.3
188% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 324
270% 380 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 125%
Great: 157%
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90
197GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 420 453 459 469 468 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 467
Mixed 376
SusWrite 447
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 46.2
165% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 258
219% 319 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
241GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 308 269 311 344 479 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 904
Write 622
Mixed 488
SusWrite 354
132% 592 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 51
179% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 340
284% 405 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 132%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4D3000C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 31.3
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 30.2
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 167%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,897 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,302
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HDDRAMUSB
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