MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 848 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 182 Parallax 167 140% 174 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 179 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 152 115 124 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 460 Write 190 Mixed 221 SusWrite 133 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 15.5 111% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 29.3 49% 94.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 72%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42 17,946 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 318GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 390 419 421 415 424 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 329 Write 110 Mixed 206 SusWrite 409 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 32.8 130% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 176 161% 243 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 102%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 278GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 118 119 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 123 Write 122 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 120 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 69%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 278GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 121 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 122 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 123 122 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 121 Write 124 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 29.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 127%

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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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $987

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