MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	206% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190402
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 11:21
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 882 88% 715 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 108% 136 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 385GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 725 454 426 448 426 537 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,781 Write 1,104 Mixed 1206 SusWrite 503 255% 1,148 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67 226% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,020 DQ Write 502 DQ Mixed 318 354% 613 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 216%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 70GB free Firmware: SBFR71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 52 114 51 51 51 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 461 Write 341 Mixed 322 SusWrite 80.8 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 29.6 133% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 168 158% 243 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 93%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 159 161 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 149 Mixed 110 SusWrite 161 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 87 83 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GTZR 859B CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB 04CD F4-2400C15-8GTZR 04CB 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	32x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $766

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16