MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.9% 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 Drive122% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 25 '17 at 10:52
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 824
87% 696 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 111
Parallax 98.5
90% 106 fps
MRender 97
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST1000DM003-1CH162 120GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 504
Mixed 485
112% 500 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 36.9
184% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 99.8
145% 269 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 122%
Great: 117%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27
741GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 119
Write 122
Mixed 89.1
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.15
54% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
135GB free
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 157
Mixed 150
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.39
103% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.3
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 95%

 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 1,938 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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