MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B58
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190404
Uptime21 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 17:36
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 71%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 10600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 731
70% 579 Pts
64-Core 985
61% 985 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 142
Parallax 143
116% 143 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 128
Splatting 113
103% 128 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 264
Write 181
Mixed 237
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 40.5
144% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 159
132% 188 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
94GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,394
Write 2090
Mixed 1,610
451% 2,031 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 76.8
260% 92.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,298
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 1,122
845% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
458GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 84 85 88 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 94.3
Write 99.3
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 85.6
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$95
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 22.6
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.5
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 123%

 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 2,174 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% - Excellent Total price: $1,001
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