MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	51.9% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '18 at 23:42
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 853 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 73.3 Parallax 65 60% 70.7 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 57.4 53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st 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 2599 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1114 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 45 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 54 197569544229 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13447876207 (F7) Unknown 100 100 478984686 (F8) Unknown 100 100 428411906 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1932 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	51.9% Above average	Read 457 Write 155 Mixed 222 61% 278 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 28.9 4K Mixed 17.2 61% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 30.8 DQ Mixed 25.6 43% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 99%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 85 (03) Spinup time 127 127 38686884333 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1305 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 35 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 20837 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1181 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1374 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1374 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 210454577188 (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	90.8% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 168 Mixed 135 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.22 69% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2TB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 155589223 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5714 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 292214882713 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 4053 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 327692 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 53 605552676 (C2) HDA temperature 36 47 64424509476 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 35 23 155589223 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 64372969853893 (F1) Unknown 100 253 735020182 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1745189621	76.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 136 Mixed 153 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.33 101% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 97%

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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 $139Bench 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