MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive228% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161201
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 29 '19 at 16:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 423
57% 425 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 43.6
Reflection 50.5
Parallax 53.3
36% 49.1 fps
MRender 50.4
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 38.3
34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001c19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 1032 1038 1048 1047 1039 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 1,977
Write 1,030
Mixed 851
SusWrite 1,033
271% 1,223 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 53.4
202% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 456
374% 519 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 228%
Great: 244%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
877GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 175 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 168
Mixed 101
SusWrite 176
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
77.5% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 88%

 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%
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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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