MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	98.5% 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	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '18 at 10:35
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 908 89% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 149 Parallax 128 112% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 128 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+233G 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.8 Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 537 Write 447 Mixed 575 116% 520 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 16.5 136% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 17.5 75% 171 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 704GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 141 141 12895125673 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 868 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5086 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 654 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 873 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 873 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 231929217057 (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 200 200 0	98.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 166 Mixed 153 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 115GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 70.7 Write 64 Mixed 62.7 84% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.17 58% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.2 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 105%

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Gaming 55%

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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	5,244x
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