MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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)
Memory20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateOct 27 '18 at 00:04
Run Duration193 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 223
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 697
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 140
Parallax 119
104% 129 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 124
Splatting 106
90% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
405GB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 83 81 83 86 86 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 89.5
Write 35.7
Mixed 39
SusWrite 81.8
45% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 25
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.9%
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 1,905 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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