MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '18 at 07:19
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,003 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,247 77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B58) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.1% Terrible	Lighting 8.63 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 8.75 7% 9.88 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.73 Splatting 15 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.1% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 310 312 310 310 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 320 Mixed 298 SusWrite 311 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 42.5 180% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 250 214% 317 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 128%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 196 198 199 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 198 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 198 125% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 462GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 131 132 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 130 Write 122 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 131 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion 1.5TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 116 124 125 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 85 Write 128 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 122 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.8 193% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 29.3 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 29.9 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 104%

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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	1,272x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	94x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	60x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $987

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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