MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive117% 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
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 13:03
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 285
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 798
84% 673 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 135
Parallax 127
102% 129 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 119
Splatting 99.8
85% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 496
Mixed 503
114% 509 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 42.5
167% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 155
164% 273 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 19.9
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 23.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71%
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: $1,293
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HDDRAMUSB
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