MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	141% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '18 at 14:53
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 1,022 102% 828 Pts	64-Core 1,324 82% 1,324 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,392 Write 551 Mixed 739 196% 894 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 31.3 159% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 34.1 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 25.2 40% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 157%
Sandisk S064G 63GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 4GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5703 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1753 (A5) Unknown 100 100 456218 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 116 (AE) Unknown 100 100 353 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 25 236223397913 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 386 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 455 (F1) Unknown 100 100 12470178826 (F2) Unknown 100 100 16484547305	44.4% Average	Read 452 Write 175 Mixed 211 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 9.32 49% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 38.7 DQ Write 13.6 DQ Mixed 6.65 10% 19.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 47%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 243GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 51 (03) Spinup time 171 159 6408 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4203 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12892 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3235 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 595 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 112 112 264620 (C2) HDA temperature 124 90 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	39.3% Below average	Read 63.3 Write 73.4 Mixed 83.2 56% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.13 61% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 67%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 169 2250 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3879 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6557 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1301 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3675 (C2) HDA temperature 116 106 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.1% Good	Read 123 Write 114 Mixed 103 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.26 90% 1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) - $128

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	633x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	557x
Core i5-8400Intel $129Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	294x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	82x
XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBAdata $60Bench 216%, 15,626 samples	81x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	66x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	82x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	57x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $563

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16