MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	58.5% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 12:24
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 852 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 185 Parallax 182 138% 179 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 170 Splatting 116 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,713 Write 1,226 Mixed 1,536 401% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 56.6 218% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 63.3 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 34.3 44% 76.8 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 280%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0824B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 61 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 147 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 110 (A3) Unknown 100 100 42 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9409 (A5) Unknown 100 100 39 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 20 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39681 (F2) Unknown 100 100 44546 (F5) Unknown 100 100 18818	58.5% Above average	Read 491 Write 198 Mixed 236 67% 308 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 12.4 77% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 12.4 35% 70.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 91%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,795 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 29GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 161 Write 72 Mixed 94.8 125% 109 MB/s	4K Read 6.92 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.42 105% 3.09 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 26 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 83%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,243x
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	478x
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 $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