MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '19 at 20:46
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 924 94% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 55.9 49% 61.4 fps	MRender 84.8 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 77.8 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 286 288 288 287 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 1,234 Write 292 Mixed 338 SusWrite 284 117% 537 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 40.7 208% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 406 354% 547 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 153%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 398GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 470 469 473 474 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 478 Mixed 451 SusWrite 471 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 57.7 194% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 295 240% 342 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 88 87 89 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 94.2 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 87.1 60% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 28.2 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 46.2 SC Mixed 32.9 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,820x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $569

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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