MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 42% Speed boat


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	35.8% 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	86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 18:03
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 1,039 100% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Sapphire(174B E308) CLim: 985 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 44.6 Reflection 52.5 Parallax 53.8 36% 50.3 fps	MRender 50.8 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 38.7 35% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 257GB free Firmware: X35510RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 226 218 221 222 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 420 Mixed 308 SusWrite 237 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 36.7 158% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 202 175% 263 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 107%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK10D7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 181 109 110 108 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 451 Write 345 Mixed 327 SusWrite 175 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 37.1 146% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 199 178% 268 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 111GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 101 98 99 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 276 Write 126 Mixed 182 SusWrite 96.9 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 33.7 142% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 68.9 62% 92.8 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 381GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 163 165 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 94.8 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 165 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.7 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 28.7 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 49.1 82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 90%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	374x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	164x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	92x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	33x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	33x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	32x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16