MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A78
MotherboardMSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 07 '19 at 05:50
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 78.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 250
82% 151 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 468
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.7% Good
Lighting 81
Reflection 78.8
Parallax 67.8
66% 75.9 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 73.7
59% 72 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 318 317 318 297 301 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 451
Mixed 387
SusWrite 320
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 56
190% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 196 197 198 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 148
Mixed 82
SusWrite 196
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 113%
Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB
7GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
6.69% Terrible
Read 25.8
Write 2.7
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 5.1
8% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.69%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.8% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 20.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 19.4
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 110%

 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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