MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.9% 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	251% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 20:56
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 844 81% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 138 Parallax 117 101% 127 fps	MRender 98.7 Gravity 124 Splatting 104 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 319 317 320 317 319 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,391 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,112 SusWrite 371 294% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 83.6 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,005 754% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 136GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 470 480 483 486 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 489 Mixed 374 SusWrite 475 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 48.1 176% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 416GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 161 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 112 SusWrite 161 112% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 109%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 772GB free Firmware: 03.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 99 99 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 99 Write 91 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 99.6 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 3,055 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 89%

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,233x
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	1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,204x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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) $30	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