MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive245% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B58
MotherboardMSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '18 at 23:21
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 282
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 946
90% 746 Pts
64-Core 1177
73% 1177 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.6% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 112
Parallax 101
86% 107 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 96.9
Splatting 87
75% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 2,078
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,197
333% 1,511 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 44.8
211% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 587
DQ Write 416
DQ Mixed 114
190% 372 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 245%
Great: 236%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
112GB free
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 500
Write 133
Mixed 185
59% 273 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 13.7
121% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.8
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 34.1
38% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 82%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB
144GB free
Firmware: 04.01G04 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
24.6% Poor
Read 41.2
Write 44.1
Mixed 35.7
30% 40.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.26
77% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 34%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
806GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 105
Write 97.8
Mixed 93.8
126% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.22
77% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 25.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 28.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 104%

 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: $1,006
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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