MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 05:03
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 860 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 1149 71% 1149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C300) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2064 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 142 Parallax 125 109% 133 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 130 Splatting 111 93% 114 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 266GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 483 484 487 421 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 488 Mixed 431 SusWrite 440 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 56.9 179% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 129%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 202 197 196 199 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 481 Mixed 332 SusWrite 215 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 50.2 180% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 270 224% 323 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 201 202 203 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 112 Mixed 77 SusWrite 202 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD My Passport Elite 500GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 378GB free, PID 070b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 30.2 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 35.8 39% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 16% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905702-010.A00G 4x8GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,265x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,013x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,828x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,540x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	757x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $674

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16