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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	254% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$184 746,287 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 (68^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 781 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 1018 63% 1018 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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 117 Parallax 120 99% 120 fps	Gravity 100 Splatting 82.1 79% 91.1 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% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1439 622 574 244 616 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,367 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,297 SusWrite 828 350% 1,570 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 30.6 205% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,243 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 920 746% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 332%
V-Gen 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 181GB free Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 315 289 290 292 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 396 Mixed 362 SusWrite 313 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 48.1 167% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 103 143% 262 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 591GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 193 191 194 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 74.7 Write 168 Mixed 51 SusWrite 192 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 184%

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 (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 29.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,284x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	303x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	134x

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: $995

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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