| PC Status | Overall 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. |
| Processor | With 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| Memory | 16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing. |
| OS Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
| System | MSI MS-7A78 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20170331 |
| Uptime | 0.1 Days |
| Run Date | Jun 21 '17 at 05:15 |
| Run Duration | 116 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 38% |
PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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86.1%
Excellent
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88% 156 Pts
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69% 564 Pts
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44% 703 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
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106% 123 fps
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109% 126 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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105%
Outstanding
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132% 176 MB/s
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133% 1.32 MB/s
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78.7%
Very good
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102% 136 MB/s
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57% 0.55 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
66.2%
Good
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66% 23.1 GB/s
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57% 19.9 GB/s
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61% 65.4 ns
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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 1,897 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500
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| Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples | 1,115x |
| Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples | 301x |
| Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples | 115x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 317x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 254x |
| GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples | 231x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 69% - Good | Total price: $1,302 |