MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.1% 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 Drive235% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '21 at 23:42
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 144
2-Core 252
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 800
78% 639 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 136
Parallax 139
98% 132 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 127
Splatting 115
93% 113 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 276 204 283 196 284 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,399
Write 1,185
Mixed 1,120
SusWrite 276
274% 1,245 MB/s
4K Read 68.3
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 91.1
311% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 187
240% 443 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 235%
Great: 157%
Intel Optane+2.7TBHDD
2TB free
Firmware: 17.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 269 274 274 172 167 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 45%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
3.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 174 173 175 175 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 88.4
Write 132
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 171
75% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3733 C17 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 47.9
MC Mixed 32.5
118% 41.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 50.2
SC Mixed 34.2
105% 36.6 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 117%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 9 7 60 29.8" 1280 720 APP9221 Cinema HD
Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,914 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $1,072
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HDDRAMUSB
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