MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171012
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 02:11
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 895 90% 732 Pts	64-Core 1,167 72% 1,167 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 197 Parallax 182 153% 189 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 186 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 887 Write 552 Mixed 653 154% 697 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 52.3 187% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 501 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 472 367% 501 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 144%
Addlink M.2 PCIE G3x4 NVMe 1TB 6,131 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 954GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 1243 987 994 999 999 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 932 Write 996 Mixed 736 SusWrite 1,252 221% 979 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 30.6 164% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 58.5 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 1,210 712% 708 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 287%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 259GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 104 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 133 Write 81.9 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 105 73% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 133 135 134 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 134 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 82%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 778GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 112 111 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 69.7 Write 97.8 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 112 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 8313 CL17-17-17 D4-2400 MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 8313 CL17-17-17 D4-2400 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 25 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.8 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 81%

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Typical Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) Builds (Compare 923 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 $193Bench 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 $195Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	33x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16