MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190404
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 306 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 813 89% 703 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6391) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 189 Parallax 191 144% 185 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 177 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,400 Write 1,297 Mixed 1,291 366% 1,663 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 85 290% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,252 DQ Mixed 1,008 791% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 38GB free Firmware: LA5i SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 125 166 161 162 MB/s Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.5% Very good	Read 260 Write 159 Mixed 238 SusWrite 156 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 40 157% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 124 124% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 82%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 97GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 243 233 232 238 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 359 Write 266 Mixed 280 SusWrite 228 64% 283 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.6 162% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 161 149% 231 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 91%
Intel SSDPE2MW012T4 1TB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 278GB free Firmware: 01H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 1157 1169 1173 1168 1161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 1,103 Write 1,180 Mixed 691 SusWrite 1,166 233% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 56.2 256% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,650 DQ Write 1,165 DQ Mixed 1,017 865% 1,277 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 254%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 892GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 135 136 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 105 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 134 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 166 165 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 135 Mixed 85 SusWrite 164 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.5 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 31.3 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	302x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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