MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive194% 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '17 at 22:34
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 276
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 830
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$149
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 2,080
Write 839
Mixed 817
272% 1,245 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 22.6
142% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 137
175% 321 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 194%
Great: 237%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
327GB free
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 486
Write 253
Mixed 269
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 23.5
109% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 44.8
85% 173 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
67GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
51.5% Above average
Read 182
Write 122
Mixed 121
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 13.7
104% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 38.7
61% 117 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3045 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 26.7
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 29.6
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 104%

 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 1,900 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: $1,294
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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