MSI Z370 GAMING M5 (MS-7B58)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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	332% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 165 2-Core 331 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 967 99% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,374 85% 1,374 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 195 Parallax 183 152% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 180 Splatting 125 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 300GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1665 1658 1636 1690 1799 1752 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 1,996 Mixed 1305 SusWrite 1,700 417% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 74.1 260% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,208 DQ Write 1,001 DQ Mixed 1,088 819% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB 1,324 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 562GB free Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 430 431 437 453 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 462 Mixed 430 SusWrite 438 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.6 228% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 462 457 479 465 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 454 SusWrite 466 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67 225% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 182GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 459 457 479 458 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 425 Mixed 344 SusWrite 464 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 45.9 168% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 177 178% 289 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 11,301 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 29.5 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 34 94% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 45.8 87% 45.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%

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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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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