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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	81% 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 00:50
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 276 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 884 84% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 173 178 161 169 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 380 Write 217 Mixed 263 SusWrite 176 58% 259 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 39.4 151% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 213 156% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 90%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 100GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 459 461 460 458 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 456 Mixed 436 SusWrite 460 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 55.8 187% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 293 240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 39GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 181 178 177 181 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 144 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 179 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 203 205 191 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 208 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 200 127% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 25.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 30.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% 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	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 $76Bench 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