MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	352% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 23:04
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 920 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 121 104% 130 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 125 Splatting 102 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1479 1572 1549 1603 1549 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	352% Outstanding	Read 2,566 Write 1,591 Mixed 1,319 SusWrite 1,546 391% 1,755 MB/s	4K Read 68.5 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 97 324% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,338 DQ Write 1,116 DQ Mixed 1,129 872% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 352% Great: 333%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 87GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 136 141 127 131 133 MB/s Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	77.2% Very good	Read 276 Write 174 Mixed 218 SusWrite 131 45% 200 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 39.9 161% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 178 141% 197 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 60GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 96 98 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 114 Write 135 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 97.3 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 8GB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 21.7 Write 12 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 3.2 14% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 7,618 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	77.7% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 24.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 94%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,994x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
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	751x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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