MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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	53.1% 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 806 80% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 181 Parallax 162 136% 170 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 167 Splatting 118 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 134 146 141 99 87 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 362 Write 245 Mixed 250 SusWrite 128 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 18.6 84% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 86.2 DQ Mixed 33.3 50% 95.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 70%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 158GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 399 402 400 400 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 392 Write 389 Mixed 358 SusWrite 401 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 28.9 94% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 183 133% 171 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 97%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 521GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 146 143 146 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 47.7 Write 120 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 147 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 57% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 575GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 36 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 38.7 45% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 44%

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 29.6 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 24.8 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 83%

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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	5,247x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
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	691x
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	391x
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 $295	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