MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 158% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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	243% 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-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,006 98% 802 Pts	64-Core 1,296 80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 222 Reflection 228 Parallax 233 181% 228 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 218 Splatting 142 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 247 245 247 246 241 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,367 Write 1,307 Mixed 1,248 SusWrite 274 287% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 80.7 276% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,094 DQ Mixed 1,010 767% 1027 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 207GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 481 472 409 415 430 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 464 Mixed 370 SusWrite 446 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.2 219% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 153GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2271 724 745 745 747 745 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,574 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,813 SusWrite 996 426% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 91.8 314% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1319 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 1,272 953% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 472GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 146 147 144 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 144 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 146 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3520 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 28.5 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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Gaming 111%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	373x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	88x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	82x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	33x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	33x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $757

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