MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	40.5% 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '18 at 16:54
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (85^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 844 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,109 69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.9% 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 85EC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 195 Parallax 177 144% 183 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 171 Splatting 121 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 7747554 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 63 63 -10625749057402 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1881 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 49 (B1) Unknown 0 0 12 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 7747554 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 7747554 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 7747554 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 90 90 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 24985 (EA) Unknown 0 0 25279 (F1) Unknown 0 0 25279 (F2) Unknown 0 0 28353	40.5% Average	Read 199 Write 68.6 Mixed 102 27% 123 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 12.3 83% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 26.7 39% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 52%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 897GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 4083 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3159 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 56 56 32795 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1895 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 296 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2862 (C2) HDA temperature 115 104 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	74.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 124 Mixed 110 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.37 98% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 74%

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)	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 26 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 28.1 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 104%

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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 $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	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