MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.2% 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 Drive90% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateDec 30 '19 at 04:48
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 266
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 715
73% 591 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.2% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 120
Parallax 101
86% 109 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 125
Splatting 104
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 176 172 93 125 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 361
Write 381
Mixed 324
SusWrite 156
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 34.2
154% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 549
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 458
338% 450 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 90%
Great: 155%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
242GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 81 80 77 57 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 58.2
Write 65.7
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 80.3
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 3.8
594% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
43.3% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 12.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 49%

 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 1,901 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,267
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HDDRAMUSB
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