MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 146% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 19:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 860 88% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,090 68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 228 Parallax 247 176% 231 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 205 Splatting 138 155% 197 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 638 Write 381 Mixed 452 108% 490 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 55.1 206% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 374 DQ Mixed 77.8 111% 197 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 139GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 136 139 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 132 Mixed 76 SusWrite 138 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 139 124 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 120 Write 132 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 130 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 196% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 66%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 100GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 36 35 35 34 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 24.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 34.2 37% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 26% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.1 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 82%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	372x
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 $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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