MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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 Drive	230% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 10:39
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 271 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 871 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 205 Parallax 201 156% 199 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 572 569 562 555 540 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,876 Write 1,726 Mixed 689 SusWrite 595 272% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 56.6 227% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 853 717% 1,030 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 221GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 132 132 133 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 132 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 74%
Samsung HD322GJ 320GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 298GB free Firmware: 1AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 126 126 129 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 105 Write 22.5 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 128 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 81%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 296GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 105 105 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 105 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 193 195 193 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 188 Mixed 83 SusWrite 190 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 04CD F4-2800C17-8GVR 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%

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Typical Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) Builds (Compare 2,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) - $185

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,274x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	302x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	131x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	302x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	186x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	84x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	60x

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Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16