MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	97.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '17 at 16:09
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 944 99% 793 Pts	64-Core 965 60% 965 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5215 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1102 (B1) Unknown 96 96 70 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 41 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 91 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16193842104	97.3% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 407 Mixed 416 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 24.8 154% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 23.8 59% 115 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 115%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 20GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3723568 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 100905961663571 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1426 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 427 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 36 62 55838638116 (C2) HDA temperature 36 62 55838638116 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3723568 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3723568 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3723568 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11595 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4688 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4688 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6520	59.3% Above average	Read 462 Write 75.9 Mixed 124 47% 221 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 17.4 110% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 25.2 37% 70.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 508GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 110714064 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 608 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 14480107 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2219 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 540 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 10 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 60 554958881 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 14202 (C2) HDA temperature 33 40 51539607585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -21199958571504 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15078591383 (F2) Unknown 100 253 64847492433	94.9% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 158 Mixed 144 119% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.22 74% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 1,938 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 29GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 146 Write 102 Mixed 118 150% 122 MB/s	4K Read 7.29 4K Write 3.74 4K Mixed 1.8 216% 4.28 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 28.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 30.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%

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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