MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170905
Uptime	5.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 21:41
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Memory 56.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 220 70% 131 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 365 51% 375 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 0 Parallax 35.9 36% 26.5 fps	MRender 51.6 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 40.7 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 55 56 54 43 55 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.4% Below average	Read 271 Write 100 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 85.2 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 15.6 60% 21.5 MB/s	DQ Read 55.3 DQ Write 78.7 DQ Mixed 87.4 60% 73.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 356 Write 205 Mixed 253 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 19.9 99% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 54 DQ Mixed 11.3 34% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
WD WDS120G2G0B- 120GB 548 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI190000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 260 Write 53.3 Mixed 102 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 11.4 1,605% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 194GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 160 157 151 158 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 158 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 157 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 10.6 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 11.1 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 79%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,275x
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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,021

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16