MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics9.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive96.7% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '21 at 09:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 150
2-Core 284
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 592
80% 594 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P400
Nvidia(10DE 11BE) 2GB
CLim: 1252 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 462.31
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
9.15% Terrible
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 13
Parallax 8.6
9% 10.9 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 10.2
Splatting 12.5
9% 11 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.15%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U256G1122 256GB
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 171 170 175 175 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 437
Write 413
Mixed 211
SusWrite 173
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 53.3
175% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 219
189% 280 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 98%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
466GB free
Firmware: GS2OA3C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 134
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 130
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7EH67AA# 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 31.1
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 108%
Great: 111%

 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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