MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170904
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 22:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 83.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 225 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 712 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.7% 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 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 199 Parallax 185 156% 192 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 181 Splatting 119 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 77 76 79 91 78 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.5% Above average	Read 249 Write 119 Mixed 128 SusWrite 81.6 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 28.3 126% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 86.4 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 104 78% 103 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 502GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 183GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 630 628 629 629 629 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 79GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 150 162 136 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 124 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 141 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 154GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 97 98 98 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 128 Write 91 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 97.9 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	65.5% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 21.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 80%

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

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	631x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	557x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	292x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	56x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $554

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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