MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	May 18 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	446 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$100 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 490 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 509 32% 509 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3766) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 31.6 29% 30.9 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 32 Splatting 31.6 28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 925GB free Firmware: O1026A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^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 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 27 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 149 (A3) Unknown 100 100 50 (A4) Unknown 100 100 31 (A5) Unknown 100 100 2 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 373 (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 100 100 595 (F2) Unknown 100 100 579 (F5) Unknown 100 100 496	102% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 417 Mixed 459 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 38 143% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 69.9 108% 205 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^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 45 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 68 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 58 (A3) Unknown 100 100 8 (A4) Unknown 100 100 3374 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 6 (94) Unknown 100 100 3519 (95) Unknown 100 100 144 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 103 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 490 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 20357 (F2) Unknown 100 100 19752 (F5) Unknown 100 100 60732	85.8% Excellent	Read 515 Write 335 Mixed 355 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 27.3 117% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 53.5 84% 160 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 118%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 162 Mixed 125 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.21 85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 687GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 172 2383 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 128 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 459 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 98 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 181 (C2) HDA temperature 118 102 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	98.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 176 Mixed 162 127% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.32 135% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 109%
WD My Book 640GB 1,033 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 261GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 39.9 Write 41.1 Mixed 38.4 51% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.36 97% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%
Initio WD2000BB-00GUA0 200GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 185GB free, PID 1040 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.1% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 39.5 Mixed 36.4 48% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.36 62% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%
Initio WD800AB-22CBA1 80GB 73GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.6% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 38.8 Mixed 35 47% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.34 47% 0.62 MB/s

SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 2GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	8.44% Terrible	Read 23.8 Write 4.48 Mixed 9.54 13% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.53 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 1.34 96% 2.58 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.44% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G213382 2x4GB 817 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 21 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 86%

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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) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,231x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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