MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 201%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 172%
UFO
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 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics223% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive316% 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)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '21 at 07:33
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 758
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Lighting 336
Reflection 296
Parallax 339
274% 324 fps
MRender 364
Gravity 269
Splatting 189
215% 274 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 223%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 955 1219 1088 946 890 879 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,613
Write 2,401
Mixed 1,867
SusWrite 996
441% 1,969 MB/s
4K Read 65
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 91.1
307% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,356
DQ Write 1129
DQ Mixed 1,225
922% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 316%
Great: 410%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
465GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 436 422 411 423 440 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 408
Mixed 414
SusWrite 435
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 64.8
218% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 244
215% 323 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 131%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
235GB free
Firmware: KC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 125 125 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 138
Write 135
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 125
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 24.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: $1,294
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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