MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 15:19
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (92^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 818 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Lighting 47 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.7 38% 39.2 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 37.3 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 448 486 480 479 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 482 Mixed 410 SusWrite 471 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 57 192% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 117 116 117 116 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 83.3 Write 122 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 119 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 67%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 197 198 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 201 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 198 123% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
UFD 3.0 Silicon-Power128 126GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 57GB free, PID 5200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 70 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 153 Write 66.3 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 69.8 105% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 78% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 48%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 114 Write 94.3 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 101 126% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.8 256% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%
SanDisk Sandisk Ultra 126GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 40GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 72 65 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 63.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 70.3 92% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 76% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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 $208Bench 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 $265Bench 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 $98Bench 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: $779

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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