MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	104% 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	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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 274 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 854 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 195 Parallax 170 143% 180 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 166 Splatting 133 115% 141 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 289 289 290 290 288 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 291 Mixed 272 SusWrite 289 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.4 171% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 242 206% 304 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 128%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 119GB free Firmware: 040H SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 199 190 189 189 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 474 Write 194 Mixed 225 SusWrite 192 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 15.2 119% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 30.2 76% 163 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 72%
AMD Radeon R3 120GB 3,248 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 112GB free Firmware: P0422C SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 55 55 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 494 Write 375 Mixed 389 SusWrite 89.5 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.4 161% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 222 184% 263 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 137GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 55 54 54 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 56 Write 49.2 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 54.3 38% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 36%

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 (70^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.8 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 104%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,241x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

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: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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