MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 141%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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.
Boot Drive139% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 01 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 787
85% 675 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 221
Parallax 214
163% 211 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 191
Splatting 133
125% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 486
Mixed 501
112% 501 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 65.6
237% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 156
173% 292 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 139%
Great: 135%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB
13GB free, PID 1000
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 142
Write 102
Mixed 47.9
111% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.01
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 1.23
119% 2.66 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 30.8
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 41.6
SC Mixed 31.1
86% 29.9 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 113%

 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 1,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,293
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HDDRAMUSB
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