MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '20 at 02:42
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BOL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 448
61% 452 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.44% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 3.72
3% 4.32 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.44%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 172 98 103 30 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 460
Write 389
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 123
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 23.4
118% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 137
124% 194 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
V1D4LF16GB1G81G82400 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.5% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 13.6
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 46%

 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 1,897 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: $1,302
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