MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% 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 Drive297% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 21:06
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 309
103% 188 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 887
85% 700 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 205
Parallax 204
158% 201 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 198
Splatting 134
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 1166 555 1152 1166 581 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,200
Write 1098
Mixed 1030
SusWrite 954
293% 1,320 MB/s
4K Read 73
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 102
353% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 1,057
DQ Mixed 646
569% 840 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 297%
Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
320GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 489 490 496 496 496 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 497
Mixed 407
SusWrite 491
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 72.4
248% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 144%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 31.3
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.9
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,294
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