MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.7% 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	101% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th 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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 870 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1108 69% 1108 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.7% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 114 Parallax 95.5 82% 103 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 92.4 Splatting 96.8 78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB 1,254 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 215 98 93 92 86 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 414 Mixed 371 SusWrite 152 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.8 185% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 105 145% 266 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 220GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 123 123 125 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 123 Mixed 88 SusWrite 123 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 109%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 20 23 19 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 195 Write 26.8 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 22.3 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 114 114 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 150 Write 116 Mixed 77 SusWrite 114 148% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 177% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 61%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -2 197GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 158GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 32 31 32 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.5% Poor	Read 87.8 Write 32 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 31.8 54% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 3 150% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 83%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,823x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,205x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	690x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $528

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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