MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 03:15
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 260 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 864 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1146 71% 1146 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 202 Parallax 190 146% 191 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 175 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 313 312 316 311 328 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 336 Mixed 253 SusWrite 315 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 39 161% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 117 146% 259 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 447GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1202 1265 1270 1258 1394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 1,540 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 1278 367% 1,651 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 91.6 306% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 981 DQ Mixed 1,050 798% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 333%
WD WD20NPVX-00EA4T0 2TB 852 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 90 88 91 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 92 Write 98.8 Mixed 52.6 SusWrite 90.7 61% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 60%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 165 165 161 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 170 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 165 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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 way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 27.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 33.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 107%

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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	373x
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 $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 $184	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