MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 11:21
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 837 80% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 180 Parallax 169 138% 173 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 177 Splatting 123 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S1C 128GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 300 232 257 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 298 Mixed 288 SusWrite 279 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.4 170% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 185 159% 235 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 680GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 162 161 162 160 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 139 Write 112 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 160 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 142GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 85 84 85 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 84.8 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 299GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 105 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 132 Write 106 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 104 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 112%

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 as expected (49^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 107%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

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