MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 00:34
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 900 95% 762 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 144 Parallax 136 113% 140 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 133 Splatting 111 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 452 456 462 463 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 455 Mixed 440 SusWrite 455 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.1 190% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 276 230% 333 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 191GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 129 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$35 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 253GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 112 112 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 110 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 98GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 190 193 191 191 193 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 107 Write 88.8 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 192 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 5,673 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

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Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,226x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,816x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,364x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,203x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	685x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	476x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	353x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	752x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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