MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive356% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 24 '19 at 20:21
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 above expectations (80th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 744
75% 611 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 76.7
Reflection 75.2
Parallax 66.1
62% 72.7 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 72.5
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1278 1763 2013 2105 2108 2107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
356% Outstanding
Read 2,586
Write 2,158
Mixed 1,445
SusWrite 1,896
453% 2,021 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 82.9
282% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,233
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 1,084
819% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 356%
Great: 393%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 201 200 202 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 168
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 194
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
393% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
150GB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 154 153 154 152 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 151
Write 110
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 152
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87%
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
39.7% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.8
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 13.5
36% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39.7%
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 1,901 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $1,267
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HDDRAMUSB
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