MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 19:17
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 578 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 77.1 62% 77.1 fps	MRender 83 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 61.8 58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 95 99 98 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 469 Write 286 Mixed 373 SusWrite 131 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 39.9 160% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 208 188% 284 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 90%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 64 48 49 49 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 400 Write 332 Mixed 245 SusWrite 78.9 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 11.1 58% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 95.3 DQ Write 8.3 DQ Mixed 14.7 20% 39.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 160GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 51 50 52 51 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 77.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 50.4 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 16GB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 35.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,257x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,008x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,824x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,368x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
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	755x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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