MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.6% 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 Drive152% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 00:15
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 304
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 814
81% 661 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 115
Parallax 97.7
90% 108 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 377 373 375 378 379 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 955
Write 751
Mixed 410
SusWrite 379
139% 624 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 56.9
209% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 394
347% 522 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 152%
Great: 155%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 27.6
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 110%

 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 1,897 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: $1,302
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HDDRAMUSB
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