MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.7% 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	41.5% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B48
Motherboard	MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 15:28
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 914 90% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,149 71% 1,149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.7% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 134 Parallax 126 100% 127 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 122 Splatting 104 88% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0831C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 10 103 100 13 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 508 Write 416 Mixed 375 SusWrite 114 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 11.7 4K Mixed 0.7 45% 12.6 MB/s	DQ Read 83.8 DQ Write 11.2 DQ Mixed 0.8 12% 31.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 191 190 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 185 Mixed 100 SusWrite 191 128% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$112 12,285 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 496GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 117 117 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 99.6 Write 103 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 116 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 76%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 2,589 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 15GB free, PID c75c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	7.44% Terrible	Read 24 Write 11.8 Mixed 9.3 SusWrite 12.2 17% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.44% Great: 8%

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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 16,637 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $249

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,278x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	3,021x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	1,831x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,543x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,372x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	1,211x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	693x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	483x
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	392x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	322x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $680

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16