MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	172% 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.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '18 at 01:29
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 829 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1175 73% 1175 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.1% 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 3367) ≥ 4GB; nvidia geforce gtx 1080 CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 153 Parallax 145 114% 146 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,662 Write 548 Mixed 822 221% 1,011 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 35.8 167% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 470 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 26.9 152% 345 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 144%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 403GB free Firmware: 0143 Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 84.6 Write 90.5 Mixed 74 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.38 88% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 84.6 Write 88.5 Mixed 68.2 103% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 53%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 225GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 69.2 Write 69.9 Mixed 55.9 83% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.18 44% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 071A 750GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 50GB free, PID 071a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 34.1 Write 34 Mixed 5.3 29% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.12 54% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 4x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%

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Typical Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) Builds (Compare 922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $90Bench 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 $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