MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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.
Boot Drive	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180605
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '18 at 09:54
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 862 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,104 68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB; nvidia gtx 1080 founders edition CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 148 Parallax 128 113% 138 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian N400 120GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0402C SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 127 119 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 486 Write 130 Mixed 190 SusWrite 127 51% 234 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 35.1 130% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 147 123% 181 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 76GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 51 52 52 52 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 420 Write 144 Mixed 317 SusWrite 80.9 53% 241 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 28.8 122% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 168 157% 239 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 100%
Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB 8,567 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 42GB free Firmware: 4.AAB SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 58.7 Write 11.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 57.7 28% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 41%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 759GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 182 185 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 131 Mixed 78 SusWrite 183 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 32.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 32.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,281x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	303x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	132x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	303x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	189x
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 $139Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,013

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16