MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 Z370 Gaming Codex XE (MS-B913)
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170918
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 02:39
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 860 85% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.1% Very good	Lighting 96.6 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.6 79% 100 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 93.2 Splatting 95.6 77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 854 Write 573 Mixed 602 150% 676 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46.6 170% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 323 268% 375 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 12GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 496 Write 472 Mixed 446 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.8 188% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 348 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 477GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 120 151 86 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 44.5 Write 79 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 120 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 453GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.4 3.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 7.5 Mixed 9 SusWrite 5.5 7% 9.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 94%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 339GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 85.7 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 85.3 97% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E2 3TB 3,377 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 925GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 78 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 82.8 Write 67.8 Mixed 58 SusWrite 78.5 96% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 97 98 98 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 108 Write 92.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 97.3 121% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 252% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.3 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 24 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 82%

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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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $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