MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '21 at 16:37
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 (100th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 736
77% 618 Pts
64-Core 744
46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 115
Parallax 132
105% 125 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 125
Splatting 107
109% 138 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,936
Write 2,209
Mixed 1,700
436% 1,948 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 75
266% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,416
DQ Write 1,073
DQ Mixed 1,190
905% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
HP S700 500GB-$60
319GB free
Firmware: S0212B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 442 439 52 40 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 457
Mixed 445
SusWrite 245
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 38.6
175% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 56.1
112% 223 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 102%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 32GB
3100, 3100, 3100, 3100 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 39.2
MC Mixed 30.2
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 31.2
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 100%

 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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