MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	82.9% 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	253% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 09:57
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 884 87% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 113 Parallax 95.7 84% 104 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 96.7 Splatting 100 81% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 967 584 300 300 300 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 1,466 Mixed 1304 SusWrite 459 312% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 82.9 280% 97.9 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 1,004 735% 960 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 280%
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 152GB free Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 183 32 3.9 31 8.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 506 Write 437 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 62.6 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 99%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 304GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 404 400 401 396 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 451 Mixed 255 SusWrite 390 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 38 153% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 181 183% 297 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 522GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 134 135 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 147 Write 137 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 135 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 109%

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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 83%

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

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Typical Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) Builds (Compare 16,541 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,004x
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	478x
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