MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.7% 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 Drive278% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 03:02
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 261
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 828
87% 696 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.7% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 130
Parallax 120
93% 121 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 122
Splatting 109
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 101%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A78) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 8.9
6% 8.27 fps
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 0.3
3% 3.95 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1848 867 798 853 772 811 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,523
Write 2549
Mixed 1,675
SusWrite 991
381% 1,685 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 89
304% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,535
DQ Write 1,274
DQ Mixed 1,379
1,040% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 278%
Great: 284%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
59GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 229 220 207 203 194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 478
Mixed 465
SusWrite 245
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 64.6
221% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 129%
Samsung 650 120GB
59GB free
Firmware: FXT01B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 496
Write 414
Mixed 354
SusWrite 177
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 41.4
154% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 84.8
DQ Mixed 111
89% 128 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.4% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 15.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 101%

 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 1,900 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: 69% - Good Total price: $1,293
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