MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	282% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 19:18
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 876 88% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 122 Reflection 116 Parallax 111 99% 116 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 86 82% 93.9 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 386GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 988 874 1379 1326 522 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,434 Write 1915 Mixed 1,321 SusWrite 1,078 376% 1,687 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 32.5 220% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,127 DQ Mixed 941 790% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 332%
V-Gen 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 114GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 282 289 291 289 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 410 Mixed 365 SusWrite 306 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.1 187% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 104 145% 266 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 737GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 207 207 208 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 91 Write 190 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 207 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 184%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 570GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 74 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 65.5 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 74.9 88% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2666 16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,285x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	303x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	135x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	303x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	191x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	85x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $991

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16