MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	37.1% 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)
Boot Drive	212% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B58
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58) (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 261 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 226 8-Core 464 40% 345 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 40.7 39% 40.4 fps	MRender 42.5 Gravity 44.3 Splatting 38.8 34% 41.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 237 243 245 246 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 2,001 Write 1,298 Mixed 513 SusWrite 283 225% 1,024 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 56.3 221% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 1,031 DQ Mixed 742 643% 951 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 117GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 39 29 130 128 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 444 Write 322 Mixed 184 SusWrite 120 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 18.2 72% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 40.7 47% 80.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 56%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 87 90 90 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 94 Write 90.2 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 88.1 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 50%
WD Blue 2.5" 640GB (2010)-$60 12,460 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 591GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 55 57 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 88 Write 88.8 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 55.8 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 48%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB 1,124 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 111GB free, PID 25ea Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 81 81 83 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	38.1% Below average	Read 119 Write 97 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 80.3 119% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 45% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%

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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	1,274x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	187x
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