MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	230% 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180605
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '20 at 08:49
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (52^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-$186 746,287 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 (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 857 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 300GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 424 416 390 278 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 406 Write 448 Mixed 354 SusWrite 366 89% 393 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 31.3 99% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 204 158% 223 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 1098 1004 951 961 829 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,346 Write 1,172 Mixed 922 SusWrite 1,004 301% 1,361 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 42.1 154% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 91.6 DQ Mixed 144 227% 467 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 929GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 117 125 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 68%
ST310005 28AS 1TB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 468GB free, PID 2351 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 37 37 39 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 39 Write 38.8 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 37.5 49% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.2% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 19.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.8 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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	1,274x
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