MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.8% 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 Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B58
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 729
79% 625 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 110
Parallax 121
95% 116 fps
MRender 166
Gravity 106
Splatting 94.3
97% 122 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 59 36 37 42 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 375
Write 33
Mixed 110
SusWrite 57.2
31% 144 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 13.2
44% 12.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 15.5
DQ Mixed 34.7
22% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33%
Great: 56%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 2214 1578 1545 1556 1560 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
362% Outstanding
Read 2,364
Write 2,309
Mixed 1,950
SusWrite 1,734
470% 2,089 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 92
304% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,564
DQ Write 1,438
DQ Mixed 1,496
1,124% 1,499 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 362%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 181 177 175 175 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 168
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 177
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.3% Good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 20.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 104%

 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 2,182 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% - Very good Total price: $1,013
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HDDRAMUSB
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