MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 11 '18 at 15:54
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 144
2-Core 260
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 326
50% 364 Pts
64-Core 277
17% 277 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.2% Above average
Lighting 74.2
Reflection 73.7
Parallax 64.7
60% 70.9 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 69.7
57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 25 38 49 41 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Read 400
Write 88.7
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 36.3
33% 153 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 12.7
46% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93
DQ Write 47.6
DQ Mixed 39.4
38% 60 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
45GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 157
Write 167
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 102
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 141 142 143 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 164
Write 146
Mixed 80
SusWrite 141
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.9% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.3
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 90%

 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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