MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B44
MotherboardMSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200107
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 13 '20 at 03:22
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 901
89% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 129
Parallax 118
104% 125 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 106
Splatting 92.8
90% 114 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 42 47 48 53 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
281GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 166 166 167 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 130
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 166
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 20.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 27.6
SC Mixed 23.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) Builds (Compare 922 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $757
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