MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	244% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 12:59
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 816 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,070 66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 189 Parallax 168 133% 174 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 169 Splatting 126 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 646 331 330 331 318 235 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2,314 Write 1476 Mixed 1200 SusWrite 365 296% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 59.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 79.2 271% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,013 762% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 97GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 453 451 456 454 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 459 Mixed 431 SusWrite 452 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 56.4 190% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 290 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 78GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,504 Write 2,302 Mixed 1,529 469% 2,111 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.7 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,454 DQ Write 1279 DQ Mixed 1,352 1,018% 1,362 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 26.5 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 107%

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

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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	371x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	162x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	88x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	91x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	81x

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 $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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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