MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	92.7% 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	302% 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, 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190824
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 01:59
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 157 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,029 101% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,295 80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% HP(103C 82FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2254 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 128 Parallax 109 94% 117 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 108 Splatting 113 91% 111 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 59GB free Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 352 352 350 347 353 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 236 Mixed 265 SusWrite 350 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.4 174% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 129 137% 232 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 99%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80 8,191 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1505 1509 1492 675 390 379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,573 Write 1,287 Mixed 1,239 SusWrite 992 337% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 93.4 314% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 734 606% 857 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 308%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 150 151 148 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 105 Write 112 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 145 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 278% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 92%
MB4000GDMTH 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: HPGB SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 117 116 117 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 116 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 101%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 94.5 Write 76.1 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 109 119% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 32.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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 16,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,005x
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	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	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