MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	301% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 02:53
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 247 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 722 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 91%

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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 1997 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.1% Above average	Lighting 60 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 56.2 49% 61.8 fps	MRender 85.7 Gravity 60 Splatting 78.2 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB 26,235 User benchmarks, average bench 209% 368GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 1315 1328 956 844 635 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,722 Write 1,176 Mixed 1,271 SusWrite 1,071 345% 1,560 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 70.5 261% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 1343 923% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 309%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 197GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 151 128 157 150 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 349 Write 225 Mixed 229 SusWrite 147 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.3 154% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 141 119% 171 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 342GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 158 161 157 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 220 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 159 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.4 282% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 30.4 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 90%

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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) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,242x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,002x
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	478x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	354x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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