MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	247% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	19.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '21 at 00:31
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$193 746,287 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)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 262 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 883 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 190 Parallax 181 142% 182 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 321 283 279 275 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,448 Write 618 Mixed 893 SusWrite 322 233% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 77.1 267% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1367 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 957 739% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 763GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2434 2219 1524 1541 1538 1541 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	374% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 2,412 Mixed 1891 SusWrite 1,800 488% 2,172 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 95.2 319% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,490 DQ Write 1,300 DQ Mixed 1,353 1,026% 1,381 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 374% Great: 410%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 102 104 108 105 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 82.8 Write 81.8 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 104 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 630GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 82.3 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 87.7 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%
ST9500420AS 500GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 309GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 92 92 94 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 83.1 Write 90 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 92.9 108% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 27.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.9 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 111%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,277x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16