MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	153% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 211 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 560 58% 465 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.4% Average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 56.2 Parallax 47.2 37% 49.8 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 53 46% 57.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 223 226 228 225 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 2,140 Write 215 Mixed 305 SusWrite 225 154% 721 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 32.9 119% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 546 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 291 241% 355 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 100GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 62 56 58 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 472 Write 368 Mixed 310 SusWrite 87.3 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 36.9 128% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 111 104% 168 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 82%
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 81GB free Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 263 263 265 272 267 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 336 Mixed 439 SusWrite 272 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 62.5 199% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 250 208% 298 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 327GB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 130 135 135 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 129 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 133 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 406GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 91 90 86 86 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 92.2 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 88 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 155 157 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 97.5 Write 114 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 156 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 321% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 139 145 147 149 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 115 Write 124 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 145 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 215% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 17.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 96%

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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