MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive113% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 800 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 21:23
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 284
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 767
78% 633 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 37B5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 123
Parallax 125
110% 128 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 130
Splatting 102
108% 137 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 240 127 126 126 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 437
Mixed 359
SusWrite 197
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 61.9
211% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 350
266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 113%
Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 449 461 466 474 474 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 471
Mixed 432
SusWrite 462
105% 464 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 66.1
229% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 25
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 104%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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