MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive72.6% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateSep 12 '17 at 11:52
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 267
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 643
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 160
Parallax 151
128% 156 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 150
Splatting 116
104% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 478
Write 262
Mixed 270
74% 336 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 13.2
95% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 29.6
76% 164 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 28.6
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 26.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 97%

 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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