MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive370% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '19 at 20:23
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%
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 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-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 750
78% 628 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.3% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 76.9
Parallax 66.9
63% 73.8 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 70
58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1976 2053 2067 2105 2116 1863 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
370% Outstanding
Read 2,701
Write 2,149
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 2,030
455% 2,034 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 84.7
296% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,103
DQ Write 990
DQ Mixed 1035
780% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 370%
Great: 393%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 198 202 201 200 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
154GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 153 154 152 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Read 146
Write 116
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 152
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GVK 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZR 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.2% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 15.1
SC Mixed 15.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 41%

 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 1,905 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $1,051
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