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MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

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Gaming
Gaming 135%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 120%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% 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.
Boot Drive112% 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
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SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '18 at 20:29
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 304
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 870
85% 695 Pts
64-Core 869
54% 869 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 97.1%
 Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 207
Parallax 186
160% 197 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 192
Splatting 134
124% 152 fps
Poor: 109% ↑
This bench: 138%
 Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
354GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 400
Mixed 408
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 47
172% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 27.7
102% 226 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑
This bench: 112%
 Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 27
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 30.9
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 97.1%
 Great: 104%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,115x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples301x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples115x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples317x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples254x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples231x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples84x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples63x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples114x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples66x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,302
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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