MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 13:40
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 882 85% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 148 Parallax 141 118% 145 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 139 Splatting 108 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 105 104 111 97 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 164 Write 152 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 110 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 801GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 186 185 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 152 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 184 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD WD2500JD-00HBB0 250GB-$140 3,296 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 155GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 53 53 53 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 52.6 Write 59.4 Mixed 31.4 SusWrite 52.5 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 33%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 15 36 35 54 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 12 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 27.7 26% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 41% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0740 1TB 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 562GB free, PID 0740 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 73.6 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 87.5 97% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 29.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) Builds (Compare 2,343 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $40	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