MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% 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	123% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 890 94% 750 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2082 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 115% 143 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 134 Splatting 112 95% 116 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 462 463 467 387 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 469 Mixed 448 SusWrite 408 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.3 196% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 274 230% 335 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 267GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 186 186 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 157 Mixed 108 SusWrite 186 121% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 108GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 84 83 83 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 82.6 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 115GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 151 150 150 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 98.5 Write 148 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 151 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72% 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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 34.4 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.6 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,247x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,007x
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	691x
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	391x
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 $295	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