MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics151% 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 Drive344% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 532
72% 539 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB; Founders Edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 232
Parallax 248
164% 227 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 219
Splatting 146
163% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 923 861 862 862 862 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,626
Write 2,437
Mixed 1,846
SusWrite 1027
444% 1,984 MB/s
4K Read 72.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 103
341% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,658
DQ Write 1,484
DQ Mixed 1,526
1,157% 1,556 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 344%
Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
117GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,609
Write 2,426
Mixed 1,882
513% 2,306 MB/s
4K Read 69.9
4K Write 211
4K Mixed 102
348% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,744
DQ Write 1,544
DQ Mixed 1,606
1,215% 1,631 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 27.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 26.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,293
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