MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Boot Drive	294% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 16:36
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 861 82% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 181 152% 188 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 574 567 550 538 525 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,348 Mixed 1463 SusWrite 606 388% 1,739 MB/s	4K Read 69.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 97.4 335% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,041 DQ Mixed 1,151 861% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 340%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 158GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 855 859 858 859 861 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,926 Write 2,135 Mixed 1,665 SusWrite 920 374% 1,662 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 76.7 277% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,407 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 1,234 930% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 284%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 455 460 461 462 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 467 Mixed 394 SusWrite 460 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55.7 188% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 289 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 525GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 131 129 137 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 224 Mixed 106 SusWrite 132 126% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 1.6 397% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 138%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 133 133 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 100 Write 91.3 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 132 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 28.6 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 31.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,274x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	302x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	131x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	302x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	186x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	60x

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Total price: $1,003

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16