MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.8% 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 Drive268% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '20 at 00:43
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 132
2-Core 306
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 846
82% 675 Pts
64-Core 854
53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 111
Parallax 94.1
88% 104 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 97.7
Splatting 96.7
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 315 319 300 253 316 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2461
Write 1,443
Mixed 1307
SusWrite 348
307% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 64.9
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 89.8
307% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 1,396
DQ Mixed 1011
814% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 268%
Great: 280%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB
419GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 474 479 483 487 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 348
Write 148
Mixed 398
SusWrite 478
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 56.9
205% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 278
229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 122%
Great: 121%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 177 179 179 180 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 43.7
Write 168
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 177
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 26.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 29.9
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 104%

 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%
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: $1,294
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HDDRAMUSB
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