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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 23:48
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 918 88% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,151 71% 1,151 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 85 90 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 315 Write 121 Mixed 176 SusWrite 88.8 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 31.8 138% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 149 113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 82%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 148GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 78 79 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 86.3 Write 80.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 78.8 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 465GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 170 170 169 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 127 Write 98.3 Mixed 71 SusWrite 170 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 96%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 167 170 174 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 164 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 171 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 309% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 885GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 221 218 218 218 220 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 26.1 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	633x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	557x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 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 $79Bench 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 $48Bench 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: $565

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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16