MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.6% 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	98.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 875 80% 670 Pts	64-Core 1138 70% 1138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 91.7 84% 101 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 94 Splatting 95.5 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 469 285 251 250 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 468 Mixed 372 SusWrite 327 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.1 152% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 328 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 705GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 175 174 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 136 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 174 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 139 138 140 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 102 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 140 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 114%
WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB 829 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 978GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 121 125 125 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 124 Write 129 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 124 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 214% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged FW USB3 1TB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 201GB free Firmware: 051E SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 66.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 91.2 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP Slim WH 2TB 1,237 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 119 118 121 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 83.3 Write 136 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 122 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 197% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FHP 2x8GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 86%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,280x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,832x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	760x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16