MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 90.8%, 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.
Boot Drive295% 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.
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.
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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '21 at 17:43
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 244
91% 160 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 752
75% 609 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A78) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 9.9
Parallax 8.8
6% 8.7 fps
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 0.3
3% 3.95 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 146
Parallax 134
108% 138 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 121
103% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1040 848 848 767 848 841 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,508
Write 2,032
Mixed 1,507
SusWrite 865
385% 1,728 MB/s
4K Read 65.1
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 95.2
306% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 1,022
763% 1,027 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 295%
Great: 355%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB
248GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 460 458 306 426 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 443
Mixed 354
SusWrite 426
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 54.8
196% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 277
229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 155 155 154 156 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 153
Write 100
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 153
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 88%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVK 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 32.1
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%

 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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