MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - excluding HDD
Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 145% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 115%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	176% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	269% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

15 days ago, 14 days ago, 13 days ago, 12 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago, 9 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 6 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 3 days ago, 2 days ago, 2 days ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 14 hrs ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 08:45
Run Duration	80 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-8700K-$330 60,504 User benchmarks, average bench 110% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	SC Int 154 SC Float 160 SC Mixed 152 124% 155 Pts	QC Int 579 QC Float 609 QC Mixed 562 132% 583 Pts	MC Int 906 MC Float 1,113 MC Mixed 1,021 151% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$799 110,500 User benchmarks, average bench 154% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2955 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Lighting 570 Reflection 530 Parallax 654 186% 585 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 572 Splatting 295 170% 381 fps
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 177%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$120 98,979 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 175GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 2,897 Write 1,169 Mixed 1,384 397% 1,817 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 45.9 221% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 29.1 113% 254 MB/s
Poor: 171% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 264%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3500 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 28.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 34.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 97%

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

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Gaming 74%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $109

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $330Bench 110%, 60,504 samples	1,326x
Core i5-8600KIntel $239Bench 105%, 20,900 samples	876x
Core i5-8400Intel $179Bench 92%, 9,490 samples	736x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 71%, 231,755 samples	669x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $799Bench 154%, 110,500 samples	465x
GTX 1080Nvidia $550Bench 126%, 192,874 samples	435x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 94%, 274,376 samples	380x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $120Bench 218%, 98,979 samples	258x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $137Bench 96%, 197,216 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $190Bench 85%, 62,158 samples	245x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,020 samples	168x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 2,802 samples	123x

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Value: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $330	Nvidia GTX 1070 $447	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $170	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $290	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $137
Intel Core i7-7700K $290	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $190	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $931	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $204	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12