MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 213% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 205% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	319% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '20 at 06:18
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,074 100% 836 Pts	64-Core 1,332 82% 1,332 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 309 Reflection 293 Parallax 318 252% 306 fps	MRender 338 Gravity 251 Splatting 187 204% 259 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 598 606 603 604 594 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 2,355 Mixed 1473 SusWrite 651 394% 1,767 MB/s	4K Read 71.8 4K Write 205 4K Mixed 101 347% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,646 DQ Write 1,436 DQ Mixed 1,502 1,136% 1,528 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 317GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 872 872 872 872 854 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,722 Write 1,648 Mixed 1,825 SusWrite 910 395% 1,776 MB/s	4K Read 75.7 4K Write 203 4K Mixed 108 360% 129 MB/s	DQ Read 1,775 DQ Write 1,490 DQ Mixed 1,582 1,199% 1,616 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 340%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 203 213 211 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 212 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 207 130% 178 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.8 221% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 33GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 77 79 79 82 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 89.5 Write 53.1 Mixed 64.4 SusWrite 79.9 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 4266 C19 4x8GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	MC Read 48.4 MC Write 47.9 MC Mixed 36.1 126% 44.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 55.7 SC Mixed 36 111% 38.8 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 132%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	374x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	164x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	90x

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 $159Bench 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 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16