MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 14:36
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 894 82% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 162 Parallax 131 124% 149 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,002 Write 1,494 Mixed 577 298% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 53.3 222% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 830 710% 1,033 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 20GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 408 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.7 218% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 190GB free Firmware: CC9F SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 182 191 185 181 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 130 Write 101 Mixed 85 SusWrite 184 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%
WD Re 2TB-$28 16,276 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 494GB free Firmware: 01.01M01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 102 SusWrite 112 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 83%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 356GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 74.2 Write 50 Mixed 45 SusWrite 58.1 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.5 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 26.6 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%

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Typical Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) Builds (Compare 2,173 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 $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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Total price: $1,006

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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