MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	49.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '18 at 01:40
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$120 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 733 77% 616 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 66.5 64% 74.3 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 71.8 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 122 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 150 (A5) Unknown 100 100 373672378519 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 25 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 38 266287972394 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 214750003250 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 423 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1412 (F1) Unknown 253 253 798 (F2) Unknown 253 253 836 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	49.5% Average	Read 480 Write 198 Mixed 242 67% 307 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 3.65 59% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 19.5 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 2.66 14% 30.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 2358 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 186 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 270 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 181 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 44 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 153 (C2) HDA temperature 111 106 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	99.4% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 172 Mixed 161 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.36 139% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 8313 CL15-15-15 D4-2400 8313 CL16-16-16 D4-2400 8313 CL15-15-15 D4-2400 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,033x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,838x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,548x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,375x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,217x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	694x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	357x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	393x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16