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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	85.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '21 at 03:54
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 244 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 807 75% 624 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 143 136 129 119 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 457 Write 317 Mixed 256 SusWrite 135 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 41.2 150% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 146 150% 247 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 110%
Intel SSDSC2KF256H6 SATA 256GB 1,321 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 52GB free Firmware: LBFD07N SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 104 104 107 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 473 Write 379 Mixed 393 SusWrite 136 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 43.7 156% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 224 187% 269 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 86%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 58GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 280 278 277 280 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 286 Mixed 269 SusWrite 279 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.3 151% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 269 212% 294 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 324GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 87 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 172 Write 162 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 88.2 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 108%
Samsung Type-C 257GB 242 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 239GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 63 62 63 62 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 289 Write 89.5 Mixed 146 SusWrite 64.3 168% 147 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 15.8 4K Mixed 10.7 949% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 16.6 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 11.3 1,034% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 28.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%

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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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Value: 80% - Excellent

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 $179	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