MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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.
Graphics91.9% 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 Drive74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime3 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 16:43
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 264
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 729
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3303) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 120
Parallax 99.5
95% 112 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 107
Splatting 105
86% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 492
Write 274
Mixed 277
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 68.4
4K Mixed 17.6
121% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 43.3
DQ Write 73.3
DQ Mixed 17.6
25% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74%
Great: 114%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
591GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 79
Write 89.8
Mixed 85.9
64% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 75%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
29GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 41.4
Write 21.2
Mixed 20.6
32% 27.7 MB/s
4K Read 5.93
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.04
47% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 27.4
98% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 40.4
SC Mixed 29
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 105%

 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 1,907 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,067
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HDDRAMUSB
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