MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics145% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170206
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '22 at 04:22
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 748
73% 599 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 212
Parallax 215
187% 218 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 117
Splatting 118
96% 118 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 145%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2547
Write 2,242
Mixed 1,422
459% 2,070 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 90.2
304% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 1,061
DQ Mixed 1,151
834% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
73GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 267 270 268 265 268 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 399
Write 269
Mixed 278
SusWrite 268
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 42.3
167% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 115
99% 149 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
900GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 173 171 172 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 142
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 172
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 04CB DDR4 3000 2OZ 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 30
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.5%
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 1,899 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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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: $1,302
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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