MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	233% 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 (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	55%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600-$165 18,241 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 674 76% 595 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 64.1 62% 71 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 72.1 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 306 242 235 236 235 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,278 Write 1,452 Mixed 945 SusWrite 270 273% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 58.7 251% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 1,289 DQ Mixed 1,009 797% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 83GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 263 259 254 161 94 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 293 Mixed 389 SusWrite 231 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 44.1 167% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 230 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 262GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 443 Mixed 399 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 62.2 214% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2292 816 819 819 819 819 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 2287 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 1064 416% 1,858 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.9 230% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,259 DQ Mixed 1,521 1,076% 1359 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.6 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) Builds (Compare 2,179 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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,278x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	302x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	303x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	85x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16