MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% 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	81.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '18 at 23:42
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 773 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 156 Parallax 146 124% 151 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 143 Splatting 113 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 163 173 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 318 Write 243 Mixed 273 SusWrite 169 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.9 169% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 68.5 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 37.7 59% 106 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 470GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 164 165 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 171 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 163 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 926GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 201 200 203 197 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 145 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 199 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 448GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 112 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 73 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.6% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 21.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 22.8 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 111%

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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	1,273x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	84x
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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	60x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,006

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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