MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.6% 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	57.3% 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, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 20:06
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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 (99^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 655 74% 579 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6178) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 111 Parallax 94.8 79% 101 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 93.8 Splatting 96.3 77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
M4-CT064M4SSD1 64GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 74 54 62 48 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 469 Write 109 Mixed 159 SusWrite 61.7 43% 200 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 16 104% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 81.6 DQ Mixed 29.9 42% 79.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 63%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 34GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 31 30 36 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 44 Write 43.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 33.8 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 44%
Toshiba MK3259GSXP 320GB-$50 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3GB free Firmware: GT001L Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 57.2 Write 50 Mixed 21.3 32% 42.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 48%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID 1212 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 9.2 11 9.6 14 8.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Read 15.5 Write 7.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 10 12% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.7% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 72%

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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	3,006x
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 $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