MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 704 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62% Good	Lighting 87.4 Reflection 91.5 Parallax 72.6 71% 83.8 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 91.9 Splatting 0.09 44% 61.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF360A5L 360GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: LUDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 85 24 67 126 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 203 Write 99.1 Mixed 290 SusWrite 88.9 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 26.1 78% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 86.3 DQ Mixed 102 89% 137 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 325GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 134 129 130 128 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 177 Write 152 Mixed 100 SusWrite 131 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 109 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 145 Write 116 Mixed 73.1 SusWrite 109 144% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 168% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 5,767 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	689x
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	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 $300	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