MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '21 at 05:25
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 83.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 823 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.6% Good	Lighting 88.2 Reflection 122 Parallax 53.2 72% 87.9 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 122 Splatting 0.2 56% 78.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 281 107 125 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 844 Write 577 Mixed 597 SusWrite 218 124% 559 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 51.8 190% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 544 DQ Mixed 325 271% 381 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 157%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 238GB free Firmware: 04TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 252 260 261 257 257 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 398 Write 265 Mixed 245 SusWrite 256 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 13.1 98% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 22.3 67% 141 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 203 203 203 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 139 Mixed 85 SusWrite 203 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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 below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 82%

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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