MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive192% 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)
Memory24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 21 '19 at 14:14
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 149
2-Core 270
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 746
69% 579 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 436.2
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.4% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 91.3
Parallax 74.3
65% 81.6 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 79.3
Splatting 103
79% 95.3 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
122GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 541 292 291 252 258 256 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,850
Write 1,316
Mixed 632
SusWrite 315
227% 1,028 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 49.8
200% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 769
DQ Mixed 724
580% 817 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 192%
Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
548GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2181 1994 2120 2241 2183 2206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2442
Write 2,288
Mixed 1,463
SusWrite 2,154
469% 2,087 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 74.8
256% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,041
DQ Write 838
DQ Mixed 940
704% 940 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 350%
Great: 425%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 195 196 197 196 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 202
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 196
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GE3000C15K4 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 30.3
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 135%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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