MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.8% 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	289% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 319 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 962 95% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.8% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 116 Parallax 96.5 83% 105 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 96.4 Splatting 103 82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% XFX(1682 7250) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	7.84% Terrible	Lighting 9.87 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 14 8% 11.8 fps	MRender 7.33 Gravity 10.6 Splatting 9.17 7% 9.05 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.84% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 422 421 421 419 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 2,258 Mixed 1,604 SusWrite 438 385% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 97.2 333% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 1,398 DQ Mixed 1,164 891% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 302%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 224GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 184 181 181 182 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 493 Mixed 371 SusWrite 207 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 56.8 208% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 276 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 210 199 211 219 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 177 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 209 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 04CB DDR4 2666 2OZ 32GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2584, 2584, 2584, 2584 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 102%

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Gaming 55%

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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	5,231x
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	1,365x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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) $35	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