MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98% 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	92% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '18 at 00:08
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	13%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 792 83% 667 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB; MSI 1070 ti ARMOR CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 139 Parallax 127 104% 131 fps	MRender 98.2 Gravity 119 Splatting 104 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$95 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 324 256 266 248 272 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 465 Mixed 263 SusWrite 284 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 37.9 127% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 281 229% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 116%
Seagate ST1000LM010-9YH146 1TB 2,987 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 404GB free Firmware: CC94 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 73 79 80 77 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 71.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 76.6 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 48%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 172 173 174 176 175 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 136 Write 131 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 174 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 29.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 104%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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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	2,995x
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	752x
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 $132	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) $32	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