MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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

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	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '20 at 10:32
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 829 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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: 456.71 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 189 Parallax 193 141% 185 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 170 Splatting 119 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,425 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,663 472% 2,120 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 75.1 245% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 1,026 743% 972 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 8GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,733 Write 1,613 Mixed 648 294% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 48.5 180% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,029 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 866 657% 890 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 871GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 90 93 93 95 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 81.5 Write 73.4 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 91.6 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2D3200C16 2x8GB 849 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 104%

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Typical Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) Builds (Compare 2,187 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 $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,284x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	303x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	133x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	303x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	190x
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	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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,012

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16