MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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-7B49
Motherboard	MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 07:04
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 840 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 73.9 62% 77.4 fps	MRender 77.7 Gravity 73 Splatting 67.3 59% 72.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,859 Write 1,698 Mixed 723 316% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.4 203% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,017 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 884 676% 917 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 39GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 84 100 98 97 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 194 Write 114 Mixed 129 SusWrite 95.5 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 34.9 136% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 99.7 DQ Mixed 108 84% 117 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 61%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 77GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 80 74 80 74 82 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 477 Write 434 Mixed 352 SusWrite 124 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 32.3 132% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 191 174% 262 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 292GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 181 180 182 179 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 112 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 180 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 810GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 155 Write 132 Mixed 87 SusWrite 102 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 383GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 131 131 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 105 Write 100 Mixed 102 SusWrite 130 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.8 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 22.9 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 88%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370 PC PRO (MS-7B49) - $128

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	631x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	557x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	292x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	270x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	195x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	82x
XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GBAdata $60Bench 216%, 15,626 samples	81x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	81x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	56x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $554

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 $178	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