MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '19 at 03:14
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 801 74% 620 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Lighting 76.1 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 67.2 62% 73.1 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 73.5 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 698GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 432 438 442 443 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 474 Mixed 384 SusWrite 440 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.3 190% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 343 260% 350 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 429GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 437 440 443 444 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 380 SusWrite 442 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59 199% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 324 251% 343 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 225GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 436 439 443 444 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 474 Mixed 395 SusWrite 441 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 48.9 171% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 348 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 429GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 436 440 443 444 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 472 Mixed 386 SusWrite 442 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 47.6 170% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 346 262% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4000 C19 4x8GB 171 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 132%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $95Bench 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: $1,006

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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