MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.9% 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	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (16%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 00:19
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 324 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 949 99% 797 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 111 Parallax 96.1 87% 105 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 101 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 382GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 418 468 474 408 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 480 Mixed 466 SusWrite 416 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 64 222% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 92GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 390 382 412 385 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 418 Mixed 313 SusWrite 399 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 41.1 164% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 250 208% 297 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 55GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 84 93 99 98 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 165 Write 112 Mixed 130 SusWrite 93.8 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 30.3 143% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 111 88% 122 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 28 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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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%

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,281x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,834x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,544x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	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 $490	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