MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.7% 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	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '20 at 05:20
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 299 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,001 98% 800 Pts	64-Core 1,245 77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 139 Parallax 116 102% 127 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 122 Splatting 105 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 19 7.3 122 112 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 432 Write 370 Mixed 312 SusWrite 59.1 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 36.2 4K Mixed 12.7 56% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 24.7 DQ Mixed 29.7 32% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 58%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 223GB free Firmware: UF3600RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 137 137 137 135 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 436 Write 325 Mixed 281 SusWrite 140 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 15.9 67% 23.2 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 85.5 DQ Mixed 40.1 46% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%
Apacer A S340 240GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 222GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 91 88 90 90 88 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 340 Write 122 Mixed 263 SusWrite 133 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 22.1 79% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 134 105% 144 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 177 176 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 175 Mixed 102 SusWrite 176 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 229GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 75 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 46.5 Write 48.2 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 75.3 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 21.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 83%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,271x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,017x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,830x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,542x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,371x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,209x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	692x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	481x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	355x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	391x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	321x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $679

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16