MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 20:40
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 897 88% 718 Pts	64-Core 1132 70% 1132 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 61.3 55% 65 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 53.4 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,146 Write 1,078 Mixed 482 269% 1,236 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 50.4 216% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 966 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 737 582% 813 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 749GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 486 487 489 491 491 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	130% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 492 Mixed 470 SusWrite 487 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.7 202% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 310 309 309 310 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 492 Mixed 420 SusWrite 327 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.2 204% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 277 277 278 277 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 304 Mixed 359 SusWrite 298 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.5 194% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 230 209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.2 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 28.4 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 104%

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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	374x
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 $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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	20x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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