MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.3% 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 Drive	242% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200608
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 841 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 138 Parallax 127 95% 127 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 132 Splatting 116 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 781 687 668 650 636 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 1,101 Mixed 991 SusWrite 723 262% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 64.4 238% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 1,000 773% 1061 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 442%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 232GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 191 193 191 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 473 Mixed 358 SusWrite 218 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50.7 182% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 274 226% 325 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 591GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 445 445 455 456 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 475 Mixed 389 SusWrite 446 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 37.9 146% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 238 198% 283 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 145 145 146 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 137 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 145 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 106%

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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 $90Bench 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: $1,001

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 $45	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