MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	55.8% 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	248% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '18 at 14:40
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 916 96% 770 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 89.8 58% 76.3 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 56.6 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$233 2,120 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,397 Write 1,303 Mixed 1,172 357% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 40.5 175% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 489 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 120 180% 340 MB/s
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 195%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 774GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 39 (03) Spinup time 170 167 4491 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2988 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4455 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2127 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 217 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 49509 (C2) HDA temperature 127 116 20 (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	70.7% Very good	Read 122 Write 125 Mixed 113 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.21 88% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 653GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 162 160 6875 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7731 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8774 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4148 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 609 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 89647 (C2) HDA temperature 128 115 22 (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 60	32.4% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 55 Mixed 54.7 42% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 442GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 91860080 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4871 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 129529332 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6629 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3132 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65539 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 76 66 420806680 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 305 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 82 82 37397 (C2) HDA temperature 24 40 55834574872 (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 81793357189101 (F1) Unknown 100 253 44285319338699 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -115465853854112	86.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 142 111% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.34 94% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 30.2 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

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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	5,241x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,000x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,822x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,538x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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