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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	167% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B44
Motherboard	MSI Z370M GAMING PRO AC (MS-7B44) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '18 at 21:37
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i5-8600K-$125 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 798 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKKA010T7 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 607GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109D Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 548 Mixed 784 211% 966 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 49.3 174% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 429 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 181 192% 320 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 164%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 238GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 1,552 Write 471 Mixed 535 185% 853 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 18.9 126% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 423 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 46.8 118% 251 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%
Crucial C300-MTFDDAK128MAG 128GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 105GB free Firmware: 0007 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17820 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 600 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 32 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 592708894805 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 375 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	57.6% Above average	Read 347 Write 135 Mixed 194 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 4.73 101% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 19.2 56% 124 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$90 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 173 172 6341 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 24 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 110 (C2) HDA temperature 122 119 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	99.4% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 171 Mixed 150 124% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.44 4K Mixed 0.29 118% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 96%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 99.5 Write 99.1 Mixed 90 123% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.19 63% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 41.7 Mixed 28.2 46% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18ASF2G72AZ-2G1B1 2x16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 78%

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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 $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	381x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	164x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	93x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	95x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	90x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	84x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	34x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	33x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	21x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $154	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $390	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406