MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% 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 Drive170% 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)
Memory21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 14 '18 at 19:13
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 156
2-Core 285
100% 179 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 883
87% 709 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.3%
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: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 194
Reflection 203
Parallax 188
158% 195 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 197
Splatting 133
124% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 271 270 275 276 273 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,684
Write 267
Mixed 420
SusWrite 272
143% 661 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 55
239% 96.9 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 275
214% 296 MB/s
Poor: 104%
This bench: 170%
Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
224GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 489 496 496 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 487
Mixed 413
SusWrite 491
107% 475 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 71
245% 89.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 143%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 31.3
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.5 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
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: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,267
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