MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 62%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics84.9% 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 Drive213% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). 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 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 05 '17 at 19:44
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
62% Good
Memory 55.4
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 146
55% 96.1 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 452
54% 418 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 62%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 118
Parallax 96
86% 107 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 100
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2,091
Write 1,156
Mixed 1,175
324% 1,474 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 27.1
163% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 97.6
115% 199 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 213%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
36.2% Below average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 11.8
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 5.6
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 142
28% 142 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 62%

 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%
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: $1,302
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HDDRAMUSB
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