MSI X370 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A35)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics75.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A35
MotherboardMSI X370 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A35)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170912
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 44%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$225
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 70.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 802
73% 612 Pts
64-Core 1,132
70% 1,132 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.2
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.8% Very good
Lighting 86.9
Reflection 86.7
Parallax 137
71% 104 fps
MRender 83.8
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 122
85% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
489GB free
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 478
Write 341
Mixed 340
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 21.5
87% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 45.1
58% 107 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 99%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,493
Write 474
Mixed 528
180% 832 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 15.2
93% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 44
64% 122 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 123%
Great: 155%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 178
Mixed 134
122% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.29
102% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 26
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.2
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 99.7
40% 99.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X370 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A35) Builds (Compare 45 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X370 GAMING M7 ACK (MS-7A35)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $752
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