MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive123% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 12:17
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 145
2-Core 292
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 800
83% 668 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 195
Parallax 175
144% 182 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 175
Splatting 126
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 153 80 205 18 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 821
Write 556
Mixed 559
SusWrite 179
118% 529 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 53.1
198% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 328
274% 385 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 123%
Great: 157%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
231GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 663 97 103 136 101 102 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 117%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
323GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 260 332 254 292 295 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 303
Write 102
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 297
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 10.9
49% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.5
DQ Write 15.3
DQ Mixed 14.4
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 28
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 85%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
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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HDDRAMUSB
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