MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B58
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181112
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 00:22
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 313
102% 188 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 869
94% 747 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 105%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 94.8
Parallax 88.2
87% 96.6 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 91
Splatting 78.1
73% 91.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 167 172 154 180 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 294
Write 258
Mixed 270
SusWrite 157
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 38
155% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 153
131% 190 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 84%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65
157GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 78 77 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 97.3
Mixed 73
SusWrite 77
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
99GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 54 42 57 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 22
Write 32.5
Mixed 27
SusWrite 47.5
24% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 24.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 19.5
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) Builds (Compare 2,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $1,006
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HDDRAMUSB
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