MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
Boot Drive	181% 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

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 16:39
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 897 88% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,136 70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 206 Parallax 187 152% 193 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 174 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 442 443 441 439 438 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1680 Write 1,506 Mixed 1,330 SusWrite 467 279% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 66 223% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.4 DQ Write 641 DQ Mixed 792 479% 492 MB/s
Poor: 141% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 228%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 320GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 383 387 400 409 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 483 Mixed 388 SusWrite 386 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 51.8 180% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 288 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Apacer AS340 240GB 10,970 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 103GB free Firmware: AP612PE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 124 61 70 42 72 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 426 Write 281 Mixed 311 SusWrite 88.2 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 35.4 142% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 38.6 73% 148 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 95%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 466GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 471 470 471 471 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 470 Mixed 444 SusWrite 470 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.9 187% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 292 239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 177 177 177 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 163 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 177 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 107%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,819x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

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