MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% 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	57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '17 at 05:26
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 799 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 60.9 57% 67.2 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 56.7 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 553 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 225 (A5) Unknown 100 100 18940151 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 33 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 245 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 66 283469152289 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 300649545798 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 516 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1808 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1463 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1693 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	57.3% Above average	Read 485 Write 156 Mixed 218 62% 286 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 12.2 82% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 9.95 37% 75.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 5341871 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 -2817498544356 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 640 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 46 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 39 73016999966 (C2) HDA temperature 30 39 73016999966 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 5341871 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 5341871 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 5341871 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 488 (EA) Unknown 0 0 700 (F1) Unknown 0 0 700 (F2) Unknown 0 0 422 (F4) Unknown 100 100 917507	63.2% Good	Read 495 Write 98.5 Mixed 152 54% 249 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 13.5 116% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 82.5 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 9.74 32% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 47,473 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 13.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 48%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,235x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,998x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,821x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,536x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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