MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	87.1% 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	156% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 13:44
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,015 99% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 3302) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 115 Parallax 98.8 89% 107 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 103 Splatting 101 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 287 288 289 289 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1233 Write 291 Mixed 340 SusWrite 288 117% 538 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 41 207% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 368 339% 540 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 153%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 398GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 469 467 474 475 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 473 Mixed 450 SusWrite 470 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 58.4 195% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 443GB free Firmware: ST6OA3BC SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 90 90 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 95 Write 91.8 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 88.5 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.8 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 32.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 103%

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,249x
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	691x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	479x
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	754x
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 $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 $179	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